Markandeyapurana 29.2.p1

29.2.p1

madālasovāca

Madālasā spoke:
“My child, a man on assuming the gṛhastha status, thereby nourishes all this earth and conquers the worlds he longs for. The pitṛs, the Munis, the gods, living things, and mankind, and worms, insects, and flying creatures, birds, cattle, and Asuras subsist upon the gṛhastha, and derive satisfaction from him; and gaze indeed at bis countenance, wondering, ‘Will be give us anything?’

Alarka spoke:
“And what men must do who are engaged in the gṛhastha period; and what becomes confined in the absence of action, and what increases by action; and what is beneficial to men; and what a good man should avoid at home; and how things are done—declare that accurately to me who ask.”