Shloka 14
श्रीशक्रसंवादः — The Dialogue of Śrī
Lakṣmī) and Śakra (Indra
(अदत्त्वा योउतिथिभ्योऊचन्न न भुडुक्ते सोडतिथिप्रिय: । अदत्त्वान्न दैवतेभ्यो यो न भुडुक्ते स दैवतम् ।।
bhīṣma uvāca |
adattvā yo ’tithibhyo ’śnan na bhuṅkte so ’tithipriyaḥ |
adattvānnaṃ daivatebhyo yo na bhuṅkte sa daivatam ||
abhuktavatsu nāśnānḥ satataṃ yastu vai dvijaḥ |
abhojanena tenāsya jitaḥ svargo bhavaty uta ||
ビーシュマは言った。「客人に食を施さずして自ら食さぬ者は、まことに客に愛される。神々に食を供えずして食さぬ者は、神々に帰依する者である。さらに、扶養すべき者と客人がまだ食していないときには、つねに自らも食を断つ二度生まれ（ドヴィジャ）は、その食の自制という功徳によって、まことに天界の到達を勝ち得る。」
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should not eat selfishly: first feed guests and dependents, and offer to the gods; such disciplined hospitality and reverence constitute dharma and generate great merit leading to heaven.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma teaches Yudhishthira ethical household discipline—prioritizing guests, dependents, and divine offerings before one’s own meal.