Shloka 91
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
न संनिकृष्टे मेधावी नाशुचेर्न च सत्सु च | प्रतिषिद्धान् नधर्मेषु भक्ष्यान् भुज्जीत पृष्ठत:
na saṁnikṛṣṭe medhāvī nāśucer na ca satsu ca | pratiṣiddhān adharmyeṣu bhakṣyān bhuñjīta pṛṣṭhataḥ ||
Bhishma bersabda: Orang bijaksana tidak patut makan dengan duduk terlalu dekat dengan orang yang tidak suci, dan tidak pula makan di hadapan orang-orang saleh. Juga janganlah ia—walau secara sembunyi, membelakangi orang lain—memakan makanan yang dilarang oleh kitab-kitab dharma dan termasuk perbuatan tidak benar.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain ethical and ritual integrity in eating: avoid dining in improper company or settings, and never consume scripturally forbidden foods—even secretly—since dharma concerns both action and intention.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma (Anushasana Parva), he lays down a rule of personal conduct regarding meals, emphasizing purity of association and strict avoidance of prohibited foods.