Bhagawan Mahavira propounded two types of religion –
1. Anagaar dharm– Religion for a monk
2. Agaar dharm– Religion for a householder
In Shravak Sambodh, the emphasis is laid on agaar dharma, thus, anagaar dharm is not discussed in detail. The religion followed by a grihastha shravak (householder) is put into a separate category known as vrataavrati or dharmaadharmi.

yaha vrataavrati dharmaadharmi ki shreni,
aadhyaatmik aarohan hit hai nishremi,
is shreni mein jo hi maanav aate hain,
ve sharmanopaasak shravak kahalaate hain.

Bhagawan Mahavira categorized all living beings into three –
1. Avrati (non-abstinent)
2. Vrataavrati (partially abstinent)
3. Mahaavrati (abstinent)

Avrati (Non-Abstinent)
Avrati is a person who remains completely free. Only two types of souls can remain completely free, either emancipated or non-abstinent. An emancipated soul has no bondage or karma. A non-abstinent
soul also does not have any bondage in terms of discipline. Such souls travel, eat, sleep, and do anything they want. They do not follow any discipline or vows. So, both the souls are free.  A non-abstinent person is free from spiritual practices such as vows and the emancipated soul is also free from any kind of such spiritual activities. Everyone else between these two levels always remain in vows. Therefore, the first is the category of avrati which are free from bondage of discipline.

Vrataavrati (Partial Renunciation)
Vrataavrati is the second category where the person lives with discipline and moves towards liberation. Such a person is known as a shravak and is at the fifth stage of gunasthaan (spiritual development). Though the householder does not accept the vows completely, he undertakes partial vows with reference to the three-fold activities of mind, speech, and body for his survival. For example, a householder cannot take the complete vow of abstaining from injury to one sensed living beings, such as vegetables for his survival.
This category is the first step towards moksha by accepting the vows partially. Agaar dharm is the class of vrataavrati. Such people are neither completely vrati (monk) nor completely avrati (non-abstinent).

Mahaavrati (Complete Renunciation)
The population of India runs into billions, but only a fraction of these people falls into the category of mahaavrati because such life is full of restrictions. A Mahaavrati accepts the vows entirely with no
exceptions. They not only preach, but also practice five mahaavrats (great vows) of non-violence, truth, non-stealing, celibacy, and non possession throughout their life. They do not consume anything before sunrise and after sunset. Their life is full of restraint. There are many avrati while number of vrataavrati is small and of mahaavrati is even smaller. It is important to increase at least the numbers of vrataavrati to make them follow the path of spirituality.