Shloka 23
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
आहारनियमं चैव देशे काले च सात्विकम् । तत् परीक्ष्यानुवर्तेत तत्प्रवृत्त्यनुपूर्वकम्
āhāra-niyamaṃ caiva deśe kāle ca sāttvikam | tat parīkṣyānuvarteta tat-pravṛtty-anupūrvakam ||
ビーシュマは言った。「土地と季節にかなうサットヴァ的（清浄）な食の規律を定めよ。その食を—功徳と過失とを—吟味したうえで、順序正しく一歩一歩それに従い、修行と成就を支えるものだけを取るがよい。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regulate one’s diet with discernment: choose sāttvika food appropriate to place and season, evaluate its benefits and drawbacks, and adopt it gradually in a way that supports spiritual practice and yogic progress.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on right conduct and inner discipline, Bhīṣma advises the listener on practical ascetic guidelines—here, how to manage food intake as part of a broader regimen aimed at self-mastery and spiritual attainment.