Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 97
Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda
Householder Duties and Daily Offerings
जनेश्वर! इस गृहस्थ-धर्मका पालन करते रहनेपर तुम इहलोकमें सुयश और परलोकमें स्वर्ग प्राप्त कर लोगे ।। इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि बलिदानविधिनाम सप्तनवतितमो<ध्याय:
janeśvara! asya gṛhastha-dharmasya pālanaṃ satataṃ kurvan tvaṃ iha-loke suyaśaḥ prāpsyasi, para-loke ca svargaṃ prāpsyasi.
毗湿摩曰：“人中王（Janēśvara）啊，若你恒常奉行此居家之法（gṛhastha-dharma），则于此世得善名，于彼世当证天界（svarga）。”——如是，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《教诫篇》“布施法”之中，名为《祭献（bali-dāna）之仪》的第九十七章告终。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady observance of gṛhastha-dharma yields two fruits: honorable reputation in this life and heavenly attainment after death—linking ethical household conduct with both social and spiritual outcomes.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section on gifts and offerings, Bhishma concludes a counsel to the addressed ruler, affirming the benefits of continuing the prescribed householder duties.