Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 31
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
यस्माद् ग्रसति चैवायुरहिसकानां महाद्युते । तस्माद् विवर्जयेन्मांसं य इच्छेद् भूतिमात्मन:
yasmād grasati caivāyur ahiṃsakānāṃ mahādyute | tasmād vivarjayen māṃsaṃ ya icched bhūtim ātmanaḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “O hari na nagliliwanag sa dakilang karangalan, ang haba ng buhay ng mga gumagawa ng karahasan ay tunay na nilalamon ng sarili nilang kasalanan. Kaya ang sinumang naghahangad ng kapakanan at tunay na pag-unlad para sa sarili ay dapat ganap na talikuran ang pagkain ng karne.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Violence brings moral fault (pāpa) that diminishes one’s life and well-being; therefore, one who seeks true welfare should renounce meat, aligning conduct with ahiṃsā.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing the king on dharma and ethical living; here he emphasizes the karmic and ethical consequences of हिंसा and recommends abstaining from meat as a practical expression of non-violence.