Shloka 3
Rules of Edible and Inedible Foods
ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्रस्य च मुनीश्वराः । यस्यान्नेनोदरस्थेन मृतस्तद्योनिमाप्नुयात्
brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ śūdrasya ca munīśvarāḥ | yasyānnenodarasthena mṛtastadyonimāpnuyāt
হে মুনীশ্বৰ! ব্ৰাহ্মণ, ক্ষত্ৰিয়, বৈশ্য বা শূদ্ৰ—যাৰ উদৰত অন্যৰ অন্ন অপচিত হৈ থাকোঁতেই মৃত্যু হয়, সি সেই অন্নৰ অধিকাৰীৰ যোনিত পুনর্জন্ম লাভ কৰে।
Unspecified (contextual narrator addressing a sage/interlocutor as 'munīśvarāḥ')
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Sandhi Resolution Notes: brāhmaṇakṣatriyaviśāṃ = brāhmaṇa + kṣatriya + viśām (dvandva); yasyānnenodarasthena = yasya + annena + udara-sthena; mṛtastadyonimāpnuyāt = mṛtaḥ + tat-yonim + āpnuyāt.
FAQs
It teaches a karmic principle linking death and rebirth to ethical obligations around food: dying with another’s food undigested is said to lead to rebirth aligned with the owner of that food.
Yes. It explicitly lists brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya, and śūdra, indicating the rule is presented as universal rather than limited to one group.
It emphasizes careful conduct regarding what one consumes and from whom—suggesting that taking food entails moral responsibility, and unresolved obligations can shape one’s future destiny.