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## 182
**Composed by Somasen Bhattaraka**
**129**
*Without a wife, the household practices of the householder cannot be maintained.
*Giving gifts, performing worship, and other such activities are necessary for the continuation of the lineage.*
**Explanation:**
*The Dharma (religion) is sustained by the efforts of righteous men. Therefore, to ensure the continuity of the Dharma, righteous men should give their daughters to the sons of Shravakas (lay followers).
*If a daughter is given with the intention of maintaining the Dharma, it is not a sin but a righteous act.
*However, if a daughter is given for the sake of worldly desires, it is a sin.
*The practice of marriage in our tradition is intended to maintain the Dharma.
*Those who believe that parents marry off their daughters for the sake of worldly pleasures are ignorant of Jain scriptures and deceive people by hiding the true meaning of the scriptures.
*The marriage of a daughter is a Dharma. This topic has been explained in detail by Pandit Ashadharji in the Sagara Dharma Amrit. Righteous men should understand this topic well.
**130**
*Even if a son of a Shravaka is poor due to his karma, but is devoted to the practices of a Shravaka, he should be given gold for the sake of his household practices.*
**Explanation:**
*By giving gold, he will be free from worry and will remain steadfast in his Dharma. He will strive with all his might for the propagation and promotion of the Dharma, and his household practices will continue. Therefore, such a person should be given gold.
*Giving gold for the sake of Dharma is not a sin.
**131**
*For a Shravaka who has no shelter, is destitute, and protects the practices of a Shravaka, a house should be given as a gift for the purpose of worship, giving gifts, and other such activities.*