Adhyaya 51 — Yaksha Injunctions: Graha-Children and Female Spirits Causing Domestic and Ritual Disruptions
महानसादर्धसिद्धमन्नागारस्थितं तथा ।
परिविश्यमाणञ्च सदासार्धं भुङ्क्ते च भुञ्जता ॥
mahānasād ardha-siddham annāgāra-sthitaṃ tathā | pariviśyamāṇaṃ ca sadā sārdhaṃ bhuṅkte ca bhuñjatā ||
De la cuisine, elle prend ce qui n’est qu’à demi cuit, et de même ce qui est gardé au grenier ; et lorsque l’on sert la nourriture, elle mange toujours avec celui qui mange.
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Food is treated as a sacred trust; waste, unexplained depletion, or impurity around meals is framed as a serious disorder, urging careful cooking, storage, and disciplined mealtime conduct.
Dharma-ācāra instruction; not a pancalakṣaṇa segment.
The ‘co-eating’ motif dramatizes unseen consumption—symbolically, distractions, impurities, or negative influences that ‘feed’ on one’s vitality when attention and sanctity around food are lost.