Shloka 14
Umā’s Inquiry and the Manifestation of the Third Eye (उमा–प्रश्नः तृतीयनेत्रोत्पत्तिः)
यदन्नं नाभिजानाति यद् भोज्यं नाभिनन्दति । भक्ष्यं वा यदि वा लेहां तत्सव॑ वर्जयाम्यहम्
yad annaṃ nābhijānāti yad bhojyaṃ nābhinandati | bhakṣyaṃ vā yadi vā lehyaṃ tat sarvaṃ varjayāmy aham ||
ನನ್ನ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸಲು ಯೋಗ್ಯವೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಯದ ಅನ್ನವನ್ನೂ, ಅವರಿಗೆ ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲದ ಭಕ್ಷ್ಯ-ಭೋಜ್ಯ-ಲೇಹ್ಯ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನೂ—ಅವೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ನಾನೂ ತ್ಯಜಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆನು।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical self-discipline expressed through restraint in consumption: one should avoid what is deemed improper and cultivate alignment with a principled standard, showing loyalty and regulated appetite rather than indulgence.
Bhishma quotes a speaker describing her conduct in relation to her husband/master: she mirrors his judgments about what foods are acceptable, rejecting any items he would not accept or enjoy—covering all categories of edibles (chewed, eaten, licked).