Shloka 85
गृहस्थस्य सदाचारः: शौच, तर্পण, वैश्वदेव, अतिथिधर्म, भोजन-विधि, संध्योपासन, ऋतु-धर्मः
नाशेषं पुरुषो ऽश्नीयाद् अन्यत्र जगतीपते मध्वम्बुदधिसर्पिभ्यः सक्तुभ्यश् च विवेकवान्
nāśeṣaṃ puruṣo 'śnīyād anyatra jagatīpate madhvambudadhisarpibhyaḥ saktubhyaś ca vivekavān
हे जगतीपते, विवेकवान पुरुष शेष न रहे ऐसा करके भोजन न करे; परंतु मधु, जल, दधि, घृत और सत्तू—इनमें शेष न छोड़ना स्वीकार्य है।
Sage Parāśara (teaching Maitreya)
FAQs
It teaches moderation and restraint as a form of dharma—disciplining appetite so daily life aligns with sacred order rather than mere consumption.
Parāśara specifies that certain items—honey, water, curds, ghee, and saktu—are exempt, implying they are acceptable to finish without the same concern for leaving a remainder.
Addressing the Lord as Jagatīpati frames even ordinary acts like eating as governed by Vishnu’s sovereignty—ethical discipline becomes a devotional alignment with the Supreme order.