Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 48
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
य इच्छेत् पुरुषो5त्यन्तमात्मानं निरुपद्रवम् | स वर्जयेत मांसानि प्राणिनामिह सर्वश:,जो मनुष्य अपने आपको अत्यन्त उपद्रवरहित बनाये रखना चाहता हो, वह इस जगतमें प्राणियोंके मांसका सर्वथा परित्याग कर दे
ya icchet puruṣo ’tyantam ātmānaṃ nirupadravam | sa varjayet māṃsāni prāṇinām iha sarvaśaḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Kung ninanais ng isang tao na manatiling ganap na malaya sa pinsala at pagkabagabag, nararapat niyang talikdan sa mundong ito ang laman ng lahat ng nilalang.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
To remain truly free from harm and inner disturbance, one should practice ahiṃsā in a concrete way by completely avoiding the consumption of meat, since it implies injury to living beings.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s dharma-instructions, Bhīṣma continues advising on righteous conduct; here he gives a direct rule of personal discipline linking peace/safety (nirupadravatva) with abstention from meat.