Shloka 41
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
यज्ञश्न परमो धर्मस्तथाहिंसा च देहिषु । अपूर्वभोजनं धर्मो विघसाशित्वमेव च
yajñaśnaḥ paramo dharmas tathāhiṃsā ca dehiṣu | apūrvabhojanaṃ dharmo vighasāśitvam eva ca ||
Mahādeva bersabda: “Bagi seorang penghuni rumah tangga, dharma yang tertinggi ialah menikmati makanan sebagai bahagian yang disucikan oleh korban, dan demikian juga mengamalkan ahiṃsā—tidak mencederakan makhluk hidup. Dharma juga ialah tidak makan sebelum orang lain diberi makan, serta hidup sebagai vighasāśin—iaitu makan hanya apa yang berbaki setelah ahli keluarga dilayani.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma for a responsible householder is framed as sanctified consumption and compassionate restraint: treat eating as connected to yajña (not selfish pleasure), avoid harming living beings, and prioritize feeding dependents/others before oneself—ideally eating only what remains (vighasa).
Śrī Mahādeva is instructing on norms of righteous conduct, emphasizing everyday ethics—food, non-violence, and household responsibility—as integral to dharma rather than merely ritual observance.