Shloka 56
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
अथवा मासमेकं वै सर्वमांसान्य भक्षयन् । अतीत्य सर्वदुःखानि सुखं जीवेन्निरामय:,अथवा एक महीनेतक सब प्रकारके मांसोंका त्याग करनेवाला पुरुष सम्पूर्ण दुःखोंसे पार हो सुखी एवं नीरोग जीवन व्यतीत करता है
athavā māsam ekaṃ vai sarvamāṃsāny abhakṣayan | atītya sarvaduḥkhāni sukhaṃ jīven nirāmayaḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Atau, seorang lelaki yang menahan diri daripada memakan segala jenis daging selama genap sebulan akan melampaui segala dukacita dan hidup bahagia, bebas daripada penyakit.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dietary restraint—specifically abstaining from all meat for a month—is presented as a dharmic discipline that helps one overcome suffering and supports a healthy, happy life.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing on codes of conduct and meritorious practices; here he recommends a concrete vow of abstinence (avoiding meat) and states its beneficial results.