Shloka 14
कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace
स्वदारनिरतो दान्तो हानसूयुर्जितिन्द्रिय: । ऋष्विक् पुरोहिताचार्यमातुलातिथिसंश्रितै:
svadāra-nirato dānto hānāsūyur jitendriyaḥ | ṛṣvik-purohitācārya-mātulātithi-saṁśritaiḥ ||
گِرہست مرد اپنی ہی بیوی میں منہمک رہے، ضبطِ نفس والا اور جیتےندری ہو، اور دوسروں کی خوبیوں میں عیب نہ ٹٹولے۔ رِتوِج، پُروہت، آچاریہ، ماموں، مہمان اور شَرن آگت—جن کی تعظیم و نگہداشت واجب ہے—ان کے ساتھ کبھی جھگڑا نہ کرے۔
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches gṛhastha-dharma centered on fidelity, sense-control, and a deliberate refusal to quarrel with those who deserve honor, care, or protection—especially family members, dependents, and social-religious guides. Such restraint is presented as a purifier that frees one from sin.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Vyāsa delivers ethical guidance. Here he outlines the conduct of an ideal householder: disciplined, non-envious, and committed to maintaining harmony by avoiding disputes with priests, teachers, guests, dependents, and one’s own household.