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 ||
ଯଜ୍ଞଶିଷ୍ଟ ଅନ୍ନ ଭୋଜନ କରିବା ତାହାର ପରମ ଧର୍ମ; ଏବଂ ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରାଣୀ ପ୍ରତି ଅହିଂସା ମଧ୍ୟ। ଘରେ ପ୍ରଥମେ ଭୋଜନ ନ କରିବା ମଧ୍ୟ ଧର୍ମ; ଏବଂ ବିଘସାଶୀ ହେବା—ପରିବାରକୁ ଖୁଆଇ ପରେ ଅବଶିଷ୍ଟ ଅନ୍ନ ଭୋଜନ—ଏହା ମଧ୍ୟ ଧର୍ମ।
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.