Shloka 90
नालीढया परिहतं भक्षयीत कदाचन । तथा नोद्धृतसाराणि प्रेक्ष्यते नाप्रदाय च,जनेश्वर! किसीके साथ एक पात्रमें भोजन न करे। जिसे रजस्वला स्त्रीने अपने स्पर्शसे दूषित कर दिया हो, ऐसे अन्नका भोजन न करे एवं जिसमेंसे सार निकाल लिया गया हो ऐसे पदार्थको कदापि भक्षण न करे तथा जो तरसती हुई दृष्टिसे अन्नकी ओर देख रहा हो, उसे दिये बिना भोजन न करे
bhīṣma uvāca | nālīḍhayā parihataṃ bhakṣayīta kadācana | tathā noddhṛtasārāṇi prekṣyate nāpradāya ca, janeśvara |
Bhīṣma said: “O lord of men, one should never eat food that has been defiled by the touch of a menstruating woman. Likewise, one should not consume items whose essence has already been extracted. And one should not eat while another looks on with longing at the food, without first giving to that person.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches disciplined and compassionate conduct around food: avoid impure or ethically compromised food, and do not eat selfishly when someone nearby is yearning—first share or give.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and proper conduct. Here he lays down practical rules of eating that combine notions of ritual purity with social responsibility and generosity.