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 ||
पराशर ने कहा—रुद्रावतरण-सम्बन्धी कर्म, रूप-भेष से जीविका, मद्य-मांस का उपजीवन, तथा लोहे और चमड़े का व्यापार—ये यहाँ निन्द्य वृत्तियाँ कही गई हैं।
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.