Shloka 81
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
उपस्थिते विवाहे तु यज्ञे दानेडपि वा विभो | मोहात् करोति यो विघ्नं॑ स मृतो जायते कृमि:,प्रभो! जो विवाह, यज्ञ अथवा दानका अवसर आनेपर मोहवश उसमें विघ्न डालता है, वह भी मरनेके बाद कीड़ा ही होता है
upasthite vivāhe tu yajñe dāne ’pi vā vibho | mohāt karoti yo vighnaṃ sa mṛto jāyate kṛmiḥ ||
Wahai yang perkasa, apabila tiba kesempatan perkahwinan, upacara yajña, atau pemberian sedekah, sesiapa yang kerana khayal (mohā) menimbulkan halangan, setelah mati juga dilahirkan semula sebagai cacing.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not obstruct dharmic, auspicious acts—especially marriage rites, sacrifices, and charitable giving. Creating hindrances out of delusion is portrayed as a serious adharma that leads to a degrading rebirth.
Yudhiṣṭhira states a moral rule within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on conduct: he warns that one who disrupts key social-religious duties (vivāha, yajña, dāna) incurs severe karmic परिणाम, described as rebirth in a low form such as a worm.