Shloka 5
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
स्वधर्मेण क्रिया लोके कुर्वाण: सत्यसंगर: । तिषछ्ठते तेषु गृहवान् षट्सु कर्मसु स द्विज:
vyāsa uvāca | svadharmeṇa kriyā loke kurvāṇaḥ satyasaṅgaraḥ | tiṣṭhate teṣu gṛhavān ṣaṭsu karmasu sa dvijaḥ ||
毗耶娑说：在世间依自性之法（svadharma）而行，且坚守真实之誓者，身为家住的两次生者，当唯独安住于那六种所规定的职责之中。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A householder, especially a brāhmaṇa, should act according to svadharma and remain unwaveringly truthful, keeping to the traditional set of six prescribed duties rather than drifting into conduct that contradicts his role.
Vyāsa is instructing on proper conduct within the Śānti Parva’s dharma discourse, emphasizing the ethical foundation (truthfulness) and the disciplined scope of obligations for the householder stage of life.