Shloka 7
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
यथा यथा नर: सम्यगधर्ममनुभाषते । समाहितेन मनसा विमुच्येत तथा तथा । भुजंग इव निर्मोकात् पूर्वमुक्ताज्जरान्वितात्
yathā yathā naraḥ samyag dharmam anubhāṣate | samāhitena manasā vimucyeta tathā tathā | bhujaṅga iva nirmokāt pūrvamuktāj jarānvitāt ||
Sabi ni Yudhiṣṭhira: “Sa sukat na ang tao ay wastong nagsasalita ng dharma—na may isip na matatag at natipon—sa gayong sukat din siya napapalaya. Gaya ng ahas na nakalulusot mula sa lumang balat na nalaglag na at kinain ng panahon, gayon din niya niluluwagan ang mga gapos na kumakapit sa kanya.”
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rightly expressing dharma with a composed mind brings progressive inner release—shedding moral and psychological burdens the way a snake sheds an old skin.
Yudhiṣṭhira states a reflective principle: disciplined, truthful articulation of dharma (often implying honest acknowledgement and moral clarity) itself becomes a means of purification and freedom, illustrated by the image of a serpent leaving behind its worn-out slough.