Shloka 23
Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda
Chapter 34
अब्भक्षा वायुभक्षाश्न सुधाभक्षाश्न ये सदा । व्रतैश्न विविधैर्युक्तास्तान्ू नमस्यामि माधव
abbhakṣā vāyubhakṣāś ca sudhābhakṣāś ca ye sadā | vrataiś ca vividhair yuktās tān namasyāmi mādhava ||
ナーラダは言った。「おおマーダヴァよ、我はその足下に礼拝する。さまざまな誓戒に堅く立ち、水のみ、あるいは気（風）のみを糧として身を支える苦行者たちに。また、祭祀ののちに残る供物の余りのみを常に食する者たちに。彼らの厳しい節制と聖なる務めへの敬虔は、自制と清浄の最上の姿である。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse honors rigorous self-discipline: those who keep diverse vows and live with extreme restraint—subsisting on minimal sustenance or only sanctified remnants—are worthy of reverence, because their conduct exemplifies purity, control of desire, and commitment to dharma.
Nārada addresses Mādhava (Kṛṣṇa), offering homage to exemplary vow-keepers and ascetics. The statement functions as praise of tapas and sacred observance within the Anuśāsana Parva’s broader instruction on righteous conduct.