Shloka 30
अध्याय २९७ — श्रेयः, धृति, दान-नियमाः
Welfare, Steadfastness, and Norms of Giving
अधीत्य वेदं तपसा ब्रह्मचारी यज्ञान् शक््त्या संनिगृहोह पड्च । वन॑ गच्छेत् पुरुषो धर्मकाम: श्रेय: स्थित्वा स्थापयित्वा स्ववंशम्
adhītya vedaṁ tapasā brahmacārī yajñān śaktyā saṁnigṛhya ca pañca | vanaṁ gacchet puruṣo dharmakāmaḥ śreyaḥ sthitvā sthāpayitvā svavaṁśam ||
帕罗沙罗教示一位“再生者”（dvija）的次第之道：先在梵行期（brahmacarya）以苦行与戒律研习吠陀；继而入居家期，量力制御诸根，奉行每日五大祭（pañca-mahāyajña）。其后，既立家族之脉、将家业守护托付于子，便当入林而去——安住于真正的至善——唯求修持法（dharma）。
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse outlines āśrama-dharma as a progressive ethical discipline: learn the Veda with austerity in brahmacarya, fulfill social and sacred obligations in gṛhastha through self-control and the five great sacrifices, then—after securing family continuity—withdraw to the forest to pursue śreyas (higher welfare) with a single-minded commitment to dharma.
Parāśara is instructing about the proper life-course for a dvija: education and discipline first, responsible household life next, and finally a deliberate transition toward renunciation (vānaprastha) after handing over duties to the next generation.