Shloka 74

गृहस्थस्य सदाचारः: शौच, तर্পण, वैश्वदेव, अतिथिधर्म, भोजन-विधि, संध्योपासन, ऋतु-धर्मः

Devanagari script

तस्माच् छृणुष्व राजेन्द्र यथा भुञ्जीत वै गृही भुञ्जतश् च यथा पुंसः पापबन्धो न जायते

Transliteration

tasmāc chṛṇuṣva rājendra yathā bhuñjīta vai gṛhī bhuñjataś ca yathā puṃsaḥ pāpabandho na jāyate

Translation

因此，王中之最啊，请听：我将说明居家者当如何受用饮食与诸乐；并且即使在受用之时，男子亦如何不生罪缚。

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore

शृणुष्वlisten

राजेन्द्रO king of kings

यथाhow/as

भुञ्जीतshould eat

वैindeed

गृहीa householder

भुञ्जतःof one who is eating

चand

यथाso that/how

पुंसःof a man

पापबन्धःbondage of sin

नnot

जायतेarises/is born

Speaker

Sage Parāśara (in instruction, addressing a kingly figure within the discourse)

Characters & Entities

Kings

FAQs

What is the significance of gṛhastha-dharma (householder duty) in the Vishnu Purana?

This verse frames household enjoyment as permissible when governed by dharma, emphasizing that daily life can be spiritually safe when aligned with righteous discipline.

How does Sage Parāśara explain enjoyment without sin (pāpa-bandha)?

He introduces a method of regulated, dharma-guided enjoyment—implying that conduct, intention, and prescribed observances determine whether enjoyment binds one to sin.

The theological importance of Lord Vishnu in this context?

Even when Vishnu is not named in the verse, the teaching reflects Vaishnava purāṇic worldview: dharma is part of the divine order sustained by the Supreme Reality, and living within it prevents karmic bondage.