Garhasthya
Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 25 Feb 2010 14:29 and updated at 25 Feb 2010 14:29
Mahabharata: 18 Parvas
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Mbh.12.60.3399 | The four modes are Vanaprastha, Bhaikshya, Garhasthya of great merit, and Brahmacharya which is adopted by Brahmanas. |
Mbh.12.60.3400 | Undergoing the purificatory rite in respect of bearing matted locks, after having gone through the rite of regeneration and performed for some time the rites in respect of the sacred fire and studied the Vedas, one should, with cleansed soul and senses under restraint, having first carefully performed all the duties of the mode called Garhasthya, proceed, with or without his wife, to the woods for adoption of the mode called Vanaprastha. |
Mbh.12.60.3406 | The person leading the Garhasthya mode of life should, after studying the Vedas, accomplish all the religious acts laid down for him. |
Mbh.12.63.3493 | As the duties of the three orders, as also of Brahmanas and of those that have retired from the world, O Yudhishthira, have before this been said to be all included within those of that sacred mode of life called Garhasthya, even so, the whole world, with all good actions, are subject to kingly duties. |
Mbh.12.65.3604 | That king who is possessed of knowledge, who makes gifts to deserving persons on proper occasions, who knows how to favour and punish, who conducts himself in all things according to the injunctions of the scriptures, and who has tranquillity of soul, attains to the object of the Garhasthya mode of life. |
Mbh.12.65.3612 | That king who silently recites his mantras every day and who always worships the gods according to the ordinance, attains, O tiger among men, to the object of the Garhasthya mode of life. |
Mbh.12.65.3617 | That king, O perpetuator of Kuru's race, who affords relief to all oppressed people that seek his protection, attains to the object of the Garhasthya mode of life. |
Mbh.12.65.3618 | That king who protects all creatures mobile and immobile, and honours them is they deserve, attains to the object of the Garhasthya mode of life. |
Mbh.12.65.3620 | By honouring those that are righteous and deserving of worship and protecting those that have by their penances acquired it knowledge of self, a king, O tiger among men, attains to the object of the Garhasthya mode of life. |
Mbh.12.65.3632 | The learned say that the Garhasthya, which we have adopted, is superior to all the other modes of life. |
Mbh.12.70.4015 | All those regions that are acquired by persons leading duly the Garhasthya, the Brahmacharya, and the Vanaprastha modes of life, are soon acquired by a king by only protecting his subjects righteously. |
Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice. |
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