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Mahānirvāṇa Tantra 8.35

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Ullāsa 8 · Verse 35

गृहस्थकर्त्तव्यानिThe duties of the householder

Verse 35

गृहस्थो गोपयेद्दारान् विद्यामभ्यासयेत् सुतान् । पोषयेत् स्वजनान् बन्धूनेष धर्मः सनातनः ॥ ३५ ॥

gṛhasthō gōpayēddārān vidyāmabhyāsayēt sutān | pōṣayēt svajanān bandhūnēṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ || 35 ||

Translation

The householder should protect his wife, have his sons study, and support his own people and kin: this is the eternal dharma.

Word by word

gṛhasthō
(gṛhasthaḥ) the householder
gōpayēd
(gopayet) should protect
dārān
his wife
vidyām
(vidyām) study
abhyāsayēt
should have pursue
sutān
his sons
pōṣayēt
should support
svajanān
his own people
bandhūn
(bandhūn) kin
ēṣa
(eṣaḥ) this
dharmaḥ
dharma
sanātanaḥ
eternal

Meaning

Three duties in one line: protecting the wife (gopana, guarding, providing a safe home), educating the sons, supporting the household and relatives. "Sanātana dharma", the eternal order, here means simply the abiding duty of a householder in every age.

Commentary

Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated

See the commentary on verse 34.