Shloka 5
अध्याय २९४ — योगलक्षणम् तथा सांख्यपरिसंख्यानम्
Yoga Definition and Sāṃkhya Enumeration
रड्रावतरणं चैव तथा रूपोपजीवनम् । मद्यमांसोपजीव्यं च विक्रयं लोहचर्मणो:
rudrāvataraṇaṃ caiva tathā rūpopajīvanam | madyamāṃsopajīvyaṃ ca vikrayaṃ lohacarmaṇoḥ ||
Parāśara berkata: “Demikian juga, amalan yang berkaitan dengan penjelmaan Rudra (atau upacara Rudra), dan mencari nafkah melalui penampilan lahiriah; begitu juga mencari rezeki dengan memperdagangkan arak dan daging, serta berniaga besi dan kulit—semuanya disebut di sini sebagai pekerjaan yang tercela dari segi etika.”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists certain livelihoods—connected with Rudra-related practices, living by mere outward display, and trading in liquor, meat, iron, and hides—as morally problematic within a dharma framework that values restraint, purity, and non-harm.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Parāśara is enumerating occupations and behaviors to be avoided or regarded as blameworthy, as part of a broader instruction on righteous conduct and proper means of sustenance.