Shloka 10
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
दुष्टान्नामिषपानं च यदन्योन्यविरोधि च । गुरु चाप्यमितं भुद्धक्ते नातिजीर्णेडपि वा पुन:
duṣṭān nāmiṣapānaṃ ca yad anyonyavirodhi ca | guru cāpy amitaṃ bhunkte nātijīrṇe ’pi vā punaḥ ||
The Siddha said: He consumes impure food and drink, even meat and intoxicants; he also eats together things whose qualities are mutually incompatible. At times he takes heavy food, and that too in excessive quantity. Sometimes, before what was eaten has even digested, he eats again.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse criticizes lack of restraint and discernment in consumption—taking impure items, mixing incompatible foods, overeating heavy meals, and eating again before digestion. Ethically, it points to self-control (dama) and mindful conduct (ācāra) as supports of dharma.
A Siddha is describing a person’s undisciplined habits, especially regarding food and drink, as part of a broader moral evaluation. The focus is on observable conduct that reveals inner disorder and ethical negligence.