Shloka 5
अध्याय २९४ — योगलक्षणम् तथा सांख्यपरिसंख्यानम्
Yoga Definition and Sāṃkhya Enumeration
रड्रावतरणं चैव तथा रूपोपजीवनम् । मद्यमांसोपजीव्यं च विक्रयं लोहचर्मणो:
rudrāvataraṇaṃ caiva tathā rūpopajīvanam | madyamāṃsopajīvyaṃ ca vikrayaṃ lohacarmaṇoḥ ||
Parāśara dijo: «Asimismo, las prácticas vinculadas al descenso de Rudra (o los ritos de Rudra), y ganarse la vida por la mera apariencia exterior; del mismo modo, vivir del comercio de licor y carne, y del tráfico de hierro y de pieles: tales ocupaciones se mencionan aquí como éticamente reprobables».
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists certain livelihoods—connected with Rudra-related practices, living by mere outward display, and trading in liquor, meat, iron, and hides—as morally problematic within a dharma framework that values restraint, purity, and non-harm.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Parāśara is enumerating occupations and behaviors to be avoided or regarded as blameworthy, as part of a broader instruction on righteous conduct and proper means of sustenance.