पितृदेवर्षिमर्त्यानां भूतानामात्मनश्च ह । क्षेम्यं वदन्ति शरणं भवेऽस्मिन् यद्गृहाश्रम: ॥ ४० ॥
pitr-devarsi-martyanam bhutanam atmanas ca ha ksemyam vadanti saranam bhave ’smin yad grhasramah
- pitr
- forefathers
- deva
- demigods
- rsi
- sages
- martyanam
- of humanity in general
- bhutanam
- of the infinite living entities
- atmanah
- of oneself
- ca
- also
- ha
- certainly
- ksemyam
- beneficial
- vadanti
- they say
- saranam
- shelter
- bhave
- in the material world
- asmin
- this
- yat
- that which
- grha-asramah
- householder life.
The woman continued: According to authorities, the householder life is pleasing not only to oneself but to all the forefathers, demigods, great sages, saintly persons and everyone else. A householder life is thus beneficial.