Shloka 12
Adhyaya 34 — Madālāsā’s Instruction on Sadācāra (Householder Conduct, Purity, and Daily Rites)
पादं चात्मार्थमायस्य मूलभूतं विवर्धयेत् ।
एवमाचरतः पुत्र अर्थः साफल्यमर्हति ॥
pādaṃ cātmārtham āyasya mūlabhūtaṃ vivardhayet | evam ācarataḥ putra arthaḥ sāphalyam arhati ||
اور ایک چوتھائی حصے سے اپنی روزی کے لیے آمدنی کی بنیاد کو بڑھائے۔ اے بیٹے، جو اس طرح عمل کرتا ہے، اس کے لیے مال حقیقتاً بارآور ہو جاتا ہے۔
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FAQs
The text endorses prudent reinvestment: sustaining and strengthening the means of earning is itself dharmic when done within a balanced, duty-centered life.
Ancillary dharma instruction; not pañcalakṣaṇa.
‘Mūlabhūta’ hints that stability of outer livelihood supports inner steadiness; when the economic base is ordered, the mind is less agitated by fear and lack.