[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.304 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.304 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.304 - **Language:** English ### [c5.304](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.304) 2. \*Grihastha.\*—The householder; the married man living with his wife as head of a family engaged in the ordinary duties of a Brāhman, reading and teaching the Vedas, sacrificing and assisting to sacrifice, bestowing alms and receiving alms. - [Previous: c5.303](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.303) - [Next: c5.305](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.305) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.304](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.304) · Pramāṇa