Indeed, as all living creatures live on account of their dependence on their respective mothers, similarly the three other modes of life exist on account of their dependence upon the domestic mode.
यथा मातरमाश्रित्य सर्वे जीवन्ति जन्तवः। एवं गाहस्थ्यमाश्रित्य वर्तन्त इतराश्रमाः॥