Shloka 35
राज्ञोऽभिषेकः, अराजकदोषः, दण्डधारणस्य आवश्यकता
Royal Consecration, the Fault of Kinglessness, and the Necessity of Enforcement
सर्वाश्रमपदेप्याहुर्गाहस्थ्यं दीप्तनिर्णयम् । पावन पुरुषव्याप्र यं धर्म पर्युपास्महे
sarvāśramapade’py āhur gārhasthyaṁ dīptanirṇayam | pāvanaṁ puruṣavyāghra yaṁ dharmaṁ paryupāsmahe, puruṣasiṁha |
毗湿摩说道：“噢，人中之虎，通晓论典（śāstra）的贤哲宣称：在一切阿湿罗摩之中，居家者之道（gārhasthya）最为卓越，且能净化身心。我们作为居家者所奉行之法（dharma），有经论明白而权威的裁定为凭，世人皆所共知。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that gārhasthya (the householder’s dharma) is regarded by śāstra-knowing sages as the श्रेष्ठ (foremost) among the four āśramas because it sustains society through responsibility, support of other āśramas, and purifying righteous action.
In Śānti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma after the war. Here he emphasizes, with scriptural backing, the excellence and sanctifying power of the householder path, addressing Yudhishthira with honorific epithets like ‘puruṣavyāghra’ and ‘puruṣasiṁha’.