Shloka 79
तीर्थवंशोपदेशः
Tīrtha-vaṃśa Upadeśa: Instruction on the Fruits of Sacred Waters
अप्राप्तदमकाश्रैव नासानां वेधकाश्ष ये । बन्धकाश्व पशूनां ये ते वै निरयगामिन:,जो काबूमें न आनेवाले पशुओंका दमन करते, नाथते अथवा कटपरेमें बंद करते हैं, वे नरकगामी होते हैं
aprāptadamakaś caiva nāsānāṃ vedhakaś ca yaḥ | bandhakaś ca paśūnāṃ yaḥ sa vai nirayagāmī ||
Dijo Bhishma: Quien somete por la fuerza a animales que no pueden ser domados debidamente, quien les perfora o hiere la nariz para controlarlos, o quien los mantiene atados y confinados—tal persona, se dice, está destinada al infierno. La enseñanza subraya que la crueldad y la coerción contra criaturas indefensas violan el dharma y acarrean graves consecuencias morales.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cruel control of animals—especially by painful methods like piercing the nose or by harsh confinement—violates dharma and leads to severe karmic demerit, described here as a hell-bound destiny.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma (Anuśāsana Parva), he lists actions that constitute wrongdoing; this verse condemns specific forms of animal cruelty and declares their grave consequence.