The great Rishis have said that the maintenance of sons and wives, and the study of the Vedas, are the duties of those who follow this high mode of life.
भरणं पुत्रदाराणां वेदानां धारणं तथा। वसतामाश्रमं श्रेष्ठं वदन्ति परमर्षयः॥