Shloka 313
Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)
सुरानुगतमुच्छिष्टमभोज्यं शेषितं च यत् । “बायें हाथसे लाया अथवा परोसा गया अन्न, बासी भात, शराब मिला हुआ, जूठा और घरवालोंको न देकर अपने लिये बचाया हुआ अन्न भी अखाद्य ही है
surānugatam ucchiṣṭam abhojyaṁ śeṣitaṁ ca yat |
ವ್ಯಾಸನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಮದ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಂದ ಕಲుషಿತವಾದ ಆಹಾರ, ಉಚ್ಛಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿರುವ ಉಳಿದ ಆಹಾರ, ಮತ್ತು ಇತರರಿಗೆ ಮೊದಲು ನೀಡದೆ ತನ್ನಿಗಾಗಿ ಉಳಿಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಆಹಾರ—ಇವು ಭಕ್ಷಿಸಲು ಯೋಗ್ಯವಲ್ಲ.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should avoid food that is ritually/ethically impure—especially food tainted by intoxicants, leftovers/defiled remnants, and food selfishly reserved for oneself before serving others—because right conduct (dharma) includes purity, restraint, and consideration for dependents.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and proper conduct, Vyāsa enumerates categories of food deemed unfit to eat, using dietary discipline as a practical expression of ethical living.