Shloka 1
कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace
अपन का छा | अत-४#-#कत त्रिचत्वारिशर्दाधिकद्विशततमो< ध्याय: ब्राह्मणोंके उपलक्षणसे गार्हस्थ्य-धर्मका वर्णन व्यास उवाच द्वितीयमायुषो भागं गृहमेधी गृहे वसेत् । धर्मलब्धैर्युतो दारैरग्नीनाहृत्य सुब्रत:
vyāsa uvāca | dvitīyam āyuṣo bhāgaṃ gṛhamedhī gṛhe vaset | dharmalabdhair yuto dārair agnīn āhṛtya subrataḥ ||
毗耶娑说道：“孩子啊，在人生的第二阶段，居家之人当住于家中，奉行家住之法。以正当之道娶得妻室之后，应安立圣火，守持善誓，恒常行诸职责，如每日火供（agnihotra）等；由此以有序的家居生活扶持正法。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the second life-stage is the gṛhastha (householder) āśrama: one should remain at home, marry righteously, establish the sacred fires, and uphold disciplined vows through regular ritual and ethical domestic responsibilities.
Vyāsa begins an instruction on gārhasthya-dharma (householder conduct) in Śānti Parva, describing how a person should live during the household stage—centered on lawful marriage, maintaining the sacred fires, and daily observances like agnihotra.