Chapter 16
श्रीअदितिरुवाच भद्रं द्विजगवां ब्रह्मन्धर्मस्यास्य जनस्य च । त्रिवर्गस्य परं क्षेत्रं गृहमेधिन्गृहा इमे ॥ ११ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-aditir uvāca bhadraṁ dvija-gavāṁ brahman dharmasyāsya janasya ca tri-vargasya paraṁ kṣetraṁ gṛhamedhin gṛhā ime
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-aditiḥ uvāca — Śrīmatī Aditi said; bhadram — all auspiciousness; dvija-gavām — of the brāhmaṇas and the cows; brahman — O brāhmaṇa; dharmasya asya — of the religious principles mentioned in śāstra; janasya — of the people in general; ca — and; tri-vargasya — of the three processes of elevation (dharma, artha and kāma); param — the supreme; kṣetram — field; gṛhamedhin — O my husband, who are attached to household life; gṛhāḥ — your home; ime — all these things.
Translation
“Aditi said: O my respected brāhmaṇa husband, all is well with the brāhmaṇas, the cows, religion and the welfare of other people. O master of the house, the three principles of dharma, artha and kāma flourish in household life, which is consequently full of good fortune.”