Shloka 10
Karma-Phala Rahasya and the Ethics of Dāna (कर्मफल-रहस्यं दानधर्मश्च)
रसानां प्रतिसंहारे सौभाग्यमनुगच्छति । आमिषप्रतिसंहारे पशून् पुत्रांश्व विन्दति,रसोंका परित्याग करनेसे सौभाग्यकी और मांसका त्याग करनेसे पशुओं तथा पुत्रोंकी प्राप्ति होती है
rasānāṁ pratisaṁhāre saubhāgyam anugacchati | āmiṣa-pratisaṁhāre paśūn putrāṁś ca vindati ||
Bhishma said: “By restraining and giving up indulgence in tastes, one is followed by good fortune. By restraining and giving up meat, one gains livestock and also sons.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dietary restraint is presented as a dharmic practice: curbing attachment to taste brings auspicious fortune, and abstaining from meat—reducing harm and indulgence—yields prosperity symbolized by livestock and the blessing of sons.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs on dharma and right conduct. Here he gives a concise rule-of-conduct verse connecting food discipline (withdrawal from tastes and meat) with beneficial results, as part of his broader ethical guidance.