Shloka 12
Vimokṣa-niścaya: Pañcaśikha’s Analysis of Aggregates, Guṇas, and Tyāga (मोक्षनिर्णयः)
मधु तैलं पय: सर्पिर्मासानि लवणं गुड: । धान्यानि फलमूलानि मृद्विकारा: सहाम्भसा,मधु, तेल, दूध, घी, मांस, लवण, गुड़, धान्य, फल-मूल और जल--ये सभी पृथ्वीके ही विकार हैं
madhu tailaṃ payaḥ sarpir māṃsāni lavaṇaṃ guḍaḥ | dhānyāni phalamūlāni mṛdvikārāḥ sahāmbhasā ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಜೇನು, ಎಣ್ಣೆ, ಹಾಲು, ತುಪ್ಪ, ಮಾಂಸ, ಉಪ್ಪು, ಬೆಲ್ಲ, ಧಾನ್ಯಗಳು, ಹಣ್ಣು-ಬೇರುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ನೀರು—ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಭೂಮಿಯ ವಿಕಾರಗಳೇ (ಪರಿಣಾಮಗಳೇ).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
All commonly valued foods and consumables are merely material transformations of the earth; recognizing their elemental nature supports non-attachment, moderation, and ethical self-control.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising on right understanding and conduct, illustrating through a catalog of foods that worldly enjoyments are earth-derived and thus not ultimate objects of clinging.