Shloka 49
Ahiṃsā as Threefold Restraint (Mind–Speech–Action) and the Ethics of Consumption
पतितं याजयित्वा तु कृमियोनौ प्रजायते । तत्र जीवति वर्षाणि दश पञ्च च भारत
patitaṃ yājayitvā tu kṛmiyonau prajāyate | tatra jīvati varṣāṇi daśa pañca ca bhārata ||
ယုဓိဋ္ဌိရက ပြောသည်– «အို ဘာရတ! ပတိတ (patita) ဖြစ်သောသူအတွက် ယဇ్ఞကို ဆောင်ရွက်ပေးသော ပုရောဟိတ်သည် သေပြီးနောက် ပိုးကောင်တို့၏ ယောနီ၌ မွေးဖွား၏။ ထိုဘဝ၌ ဆယ့်ငါးနှစ် အသက်ရှင်၏»။
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that a priest’s complicity in conducting rites for someone deemed ritually fallen (patita) is itself a serious adharma, bringing harsh karmic retribution—rebirth in a low form (worms) for a fixed period—thereby stressing responsibility and discernment in religious service.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s dharma-instruction context, Yudhiṣṭhira states a specific consequence for the act of officiating a sacrifice for a patita, addressing “Bhārata,” and quantifies the resulting low rebirth as lasting fifteen years.