Birds and animals and various other creatures, O king, supported by a are householders. He, therefore, who belongs to that mode of life, is superior to all.
वयांसि पशवश्चैव भूतानि च जनाधिप। गृहस्थैरेव धार्यन्ते तस्माच्छेरूष्ठो गृहाश्रमी॥