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The Manusmrti states that a student who has studied, in due course, three Vedas, two Vedas or one Veda, enters the state of the householder having never deviated from the vows of brahmacharya (studentship).<ref name=":13">Ganganath Jha (1920-39), Manusmrti ([https://ia801603.us.archive.org/33/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.46010/2015.46010.Manusmrti--Vol-4.pdf Vol.4]), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited.</ref> <blockquote>वेदानधीत्य वेदौ वा वेदं वापि यथाक्रमम् । अविप्लुतब्रह्मचर्यो गृहस्थाश्रमं आवसेत् । । ३.२ । ।<ref name=":0">Manusmrti, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 3]</ref> vedānadhītya vedau vā vedaṁ vāpi yathākramam । aviplutabrahmacaryo gr̥hasthāśramaṁ āvaset । । 3.2 । ।</blockquote>
The Manusmrti states that a student who has studied, in due course, three Vedas, two Vedas or one Veda, enters the state of the householder having never deviated from the vows of brahmacharya (studentship).<ref name=":13">Ganganath Jha (1920-39), Manusmrti ([https://ia801603.us.archive.org/33/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.46010/2015.46010.Manusmrti--Vol-4.pdf Vol.4]), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Private Limited.</ref> <blockquote>वेदानधीत्य वेदौ वा वेदं वापि यथाक्रमम् । अविप्लुतब्रह्मचर्यो गृहस्थाश्रमं आवसेत् । । ३.२ । ।<ref name=":0">Manusmrti, [https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%83/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%83 Adhyaya 3]</ref> vedānadhītya vedau vā vedaṁ vāpi yathākramam । aviplutabrahmacaryo gr̥hasthāśramaṁ āvaset । । 3.2 । ।</blockquote>
== गृहस्थधर्मः ॥ Grhastha Dharma ==
== गृहस्थधर्मः ॥ Grhastha Dharma ==
'''Mahabharata''', Anushasana Parva, Danadharma upaparva contains the details about how a grhastha in different varnas should conduct themselves and the qualities that should be cultured by every grhastha in the Uma Maheshvara Samvada (Adhyayas 140-146).
The Itihasas, smrti texts as well as the Puranas delineate how grhasthas of different varnas should conduct themselves and the qualities that should be cultured by every grhastha. Dharmas of a grhastha as described in the Mahabharata (Shanti Parva<ref name=":14" /> and Anushasana Parva<ref name=":12" />) include,
Observing the Pancha Mahayajnas
Cultivating outer and inner purity
Always loving one's wife and staying away from other's women
Being happy with one's own wife and approaching her for conjugal bliss at the right time alone<ref name=":8" />
Nourishing one's wife and children<ref name=":14" />
Nourishing the dependent class<ref name=":12" />
Being compasionate towards the poor<ref name=":12" />
Engaging in dana<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":12" />
Being engrossed in yajna
Doing tapasya<ref name=":8" /><ref name=":12" />
Engaging in Svadhyaya (study) of vedas along with Agnihotra<ref name=":8" />
Following the rules of Vrata and Upavasa<ref name=":12" />
The Mahabharata (Anushasana Parva, Dana Dharma Upaparva) describes how grhasthas of different varnas should conduct themselves and the qualities that should be cultured by every grhastha as part of the Uma Maheshvara Samvada.
Observing the Pancha Mahayajnas, outer and inner purity, being happy with one's own wife, approaching one's wife for conjugal bliss at the right time alone, being engrossed in dana, yajna and tapas, not travelling to foreign countries and engaging in the study of vedas along with agnihotra are the dharmas of a grhastha.<ref name=":8" />
Observing the Pancha Mahayajnas, outer and inner purity, being happy with one's own wife, approaching one's wife for conjugal bliss at the right time alone, being engrossed in dana, yajna and tapas, not travelling to foreign countries and engaging in the study of vedas along with agnihotra are the dharmas of a grhastha.<ref name=":8" />