Shloka 52
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
इदं तु शृणु राजेन्द्र कीर्त्यमानं मयानघ । अभक्षणे सर्वसुखं मांसस्य मनुजाधिप,निष्पाप राजेन्द्र! मनुजेश्वर! मेरी कही हुई यह बात भी सुनो--मांस-भक्षण न करनेसे सब प्रकारका सुख मिलता है
idaṁ tu śṛṇu rājendra kīrtyamānaṁ mayānagha | abhakṣaṇe sarvasukhaṁ māṁsasya manujādhipa ||
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai raja yang utama, wahai yang tidak berdosa, dengarkan juga apa yang aku nyatakan. Wahai penguasa manusia, dengan menahan diri daripada memakan daging, seseorang memperoleh segala jenis kesejahteraan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that abstaining from meat is a dharmic discipline linked with non-injury and purity, and that such restraint yields comprehensive well-being (sarva-sukha).
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma addresses the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) and adds a specific ethical counsel: do not eat meat, for it leads to broad benefit and happiness.