Shloka 55
Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)
चरितत्रह्मचर्यों हि प्रजायेत यजेत च । पितृदेवमनुष्याणानृण्यादनसूयक:
carita-brahmacaryo hi prajāyeta yajeta ca | pitṛ-deva-manuṣyāṇām ṛṇyād anasūyakaḥ ||
阇那迦教诲：人应先圆满完成梵行（brahmacarya）之戒律，然后进入家住之期。为解除对祖先、诸天与世人（尤指宾客）所负之债，当生育后嗣并行祭祀，同时不以挑剔责难之心、亦不以嫉妒之意待人。
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Complete brahmacarya first, then live as a householder who repays the three obligations—toward ancestors, gods, and humans—through progeny, sacrifice, and hospitality, while maintaining a non-censorious, non-envious attitude.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, King Janaka speaks as a teacher, outlining the proper sequence of life-stages and the ethical duties of the householder aimed at discharging social and cosmic obligations.