Shloka 52
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
इदं तु शृणु राजेन्द्र कीर्त्यमानं मयानघ । अभक्षणे सर्वसुखं मांसस्य मनुजाधिप,निष्पाप राजेन्द्र! मनुजेश्वर! मेरी कही हुई यह बात भी सुनो--मांस-भक्षण न करनेसे सब प्रकारका सुख मिलता है
idaṁ tu śṛṇu rājendra kīrtyamānaṁ mayānagha | abhakṣaṇe sarvasukhaṁ māṁsasya manujādhipa ||
قال بهيشما: «يا خير الملوك، يا من لا إثم عليه، اسمع أيضًا ما أعلنه. يا سيد الناس، إن الامتناع عن أكل اللحم يجلب كل صنوف العافية والهناء».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that abstaining from meat is a dharmic discipline linked with non-injury and purity, and that such restraint yields comprehensive well-being (sarva-sukha).
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma addresses the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) and adds a specific ethical counsel: do not eat meat, for it leads to broad benefit and happiness.