Shloka 2
श्रीशक्रसंवादः — The Dialogue of Śrī
Lakṣmī) and Śakra (Indra
युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--पितामह! व्रतयुक्त द्विजगण वेदोक्त सकामकर्मोंके फलकी इच्छासे हविष्यान्नका भोजन करते हैं, उनका यह काय उचित है या नहीं? ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | avedoktavratopetā bhuñjānāḥ kāryakāriṇaḥ | vedokteṣu ca bhuñjānā vratlubdhā yudhiṣṭhira ||
ビーシュマは言った。「ユディシュティラよ。ヴェーダに認められぬ誓戒に依って祭食（ハヴィシュヤ）を口にする者は、ただ己の気ままに振る舞うにすぎぬ。さらに、ヴェーダに認められた戒行のうちで食し、果報を求めて儀礼を行う者でさえ、『誓戒の果を貪る者』と見なされる。かかる渇望に縛られているかぎり、彼らはこの世への反復の帰還から免れない。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma distinguishes between (1) non-Vedic observances followed by mere personal preference and (2) Veda-sanctioned observances pursued with desire for results. He criticizes both: the first as arbitrary, the second as still binding when motivated by craving for fruits, thereby sustaining worldly bondage.
Yudhishthira asks whether Brahmins who eat haviṣya food seeking the fruits of Vedic desire-motivated rites are acting rightly. Bhishma replies that non-Vedic vow-eaters are self-willed, and even Vedic vow-eaters who are attached to results are ‘fruit-greedy,’ implying continued entanglement in saṃsāra.