Shloka 22
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
कणकुल्माषपिण्याकशाकयावकसक्तव: | तथा मूलफल भैक्ष्यं पर्यायेणोपयोजयेत्
kaṇakulmāṣapiṇyākaśākayāvakasa ktavaḥ | tathā mūlaphala-bhaikṣyaṁ paryāyeṇopayojayet ||
যোগীয়ে ভিক্ষাত যি সৰল আহাৰ পায়—ধান্যকণ, দাল (উড়দ আদি), তিলৰ খৈল, শাক, যৱৰ প্ৰস্তুত খাদ্য, সত্তু, আৰু মূল-ফল—সেয়া পৰ্যায়ক্রমে গ্ৰহণ কৰি তাতেই জীৱনধাৰণ কৰিব।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A yogin should live with disciplined simplicity, taking whatever food is obtained by alms without preference, and using different simple items in rotation—cultivating contentment, non-craving, and steadiness of practice.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and the ascetic/yogic path, Bhishma advises the listener on practical conduct for a yogin—specifically, how to maintain the body through modest alms-food while avoiding indulgence and attachment.