Shloka 43
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
इज्यायज्ञश्रुतिकृतैर्यो मार्गरबुधो5धम: । हन्याज्जन्तून् मांसगृध्नु: स वै नरकभाड्नर:,“जो मांसलोभी मूर्ख एवं अधम मनुष्य यज्ञ-याग आदि वैदिक मार्गोंके नामपर प्राणियोंकी हिंसा करता है, वह नरकगामी होता है
ijyā-yajña-śruti-kṛtair yo mārgaḥ sa budho 'dhamaḥ | hanyāj jantūn māṁsa-gṛdhnuḥ sa vai naraka-bhāg naraḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「肉への渇望に駆られ、礼拝・供犠・聖典の権威を己の『道』として唱えつつ、ヴェーダの儀礼を口実に生きものを殺す者は、まことに卑しく迷える者である。その者は地獄の分け前を受ける。聖なる行を、暴力と欲望を覆い隠す仮面へと変えてしまうからだ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Using sacred rites and scriptural language as a justification for killing—especially when motivated by appetite for meat—is condemned as adharma; such hypocrisy and violence lead to grave karmic consequence (naraka).
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he warns against distorted ritualism: a person who claims a ‘Vedic path’ while harming creatures for meat is declared deluded and morally fallen, destined for hell.