218 Srimad-Bhagavatam [Canto 8, Ch. 16
tri-vargasya param ksetram
grhamedhin grha ime

sri-aditih uvaca—Srimati Aditi said; bhadram—all auspiciousness;
dvija-gavam —of the brahmanas and the cows; brahman—O brahmana;
dharmasya asya—of the religious principles mentioned in Sdstra;
janasya —of the people in general; ca—and; tri-vargasya—of the three
processes of elevation (dharma, artha and kama); param—the supreme;
ksetram—field; grhamedhin—O my husband, who are attached to
household life; grhah—your home; ime—all these things.

TRANSLATION

Aditi said: O my respected brahmana husband, all is well with
the brahmanas, the cows, religion and the welfare of other people.
O master of the house, the three principles of dharma, artha and
kama flourish in household life, which is consequently full of
good fortune.

PURPORT

In household life one can develop the three principles of religion,
economic development and sense gratification according to the regula-
tions given in the sdstras, but to attain liberation one must give up house-
hold life and place himself in the transcendental renounced order.
Kasyapa Muni was not in the renounced order of life. Therefore he is ad-
dressed here once as brahman and another time as grhamedhin. Aditi,
his wife, assured him that as far as household life was concerned, every-
thing was going nicely, and the bradhmanas and cows were being honored
and protected. In other words, there were no disturbances; household
life was duly progressing.

TEXT 12
ssf zen frat as fora: |
a ATA AeA Hea 12
agnayo ’tithayo bhrtya
bhiksavo ye ca lipsavah
