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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 14]
TEXT 2
श्रीनारद उवाच
गृहेष्ववस्थितो राजन्क्रियाः कुर्वन्यथोचिताः । 
  वासुदेवार्पणं साक्षादुपासीत महामुनीन् ॥ २ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca 
  gṛheṣv avasthito rājan 
  kriyāḥ kurvan yathocitāḥ 
  vāsudevārpaṇam sākṣād 
  upāsīta mahā-munīn
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca—Śrī Nārada Muni replied;  gṛheṣu —at home;  avasthitaḥ —staying (a householder generally stays home with his wife and children);  rājan —O King;  kriyāḥ —activities;  kurvan —performing;  yathocitāḥ —suitable (as instructed by the  guru  and  śāstra );  vāsudeva —unto Lord Vāsudeva;  arpaṇam —dedicating;  sākṣāt —directly;  upāsīta —should worship;  mahā-munīn —the great devotees.
TRANSLATION
Nārada Muni replied: My dear King, those who stay at home as householders must act to earn their livelihood, and instead of trying to enjoy the results of their work themselves, they should offer these results to Krṣṇa, Vāsudeva. How to satisfy Vāsudeva in this life can be perfectly understood through the association of great devotees of the Lord.
PURPORT
The format for  gṛhastha  life should be dedication to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In  Bhagavad-gītā  (6.1) it is said:
anāśritaḥ karma-phalam 
  kāryam karma karoti yaḥ 
  sa sannyāsī ca yogī ca 
  na niragnir na cākriyaḥ