Shloka 2
श्रीशक्रसंवादः — The Dialogue of Śrī
Lakṣmī) and Śakra (Indra
युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--पितामह! व्रतयुक्त द्विजगण वेदोक्त सकामकर्मोंके फलकी इच्छासे हविष्यान्नका भोजन करते हैं, उनका यह काय उचित है या नहीं? ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | avedoktavratopetā bhuñjānāḥ kāryakāriṇaḥ | vedokteṣu ca bhuñjānā vratlubdhā yudhiṣṭhira ||
Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: “Yudhishthira, yaong mga umaako sa mga panatang hindi pinahihintulutan ng Veda at kumakain ng pagkaing panghandog (haviṣya) ay kumikilos lamang ayon sa sariling kapritso. At maging yaong kumakain sa loob ng mga pagtalima na pinahihintulutan ng Veda—na nagsasagawa ng mga ritwal na may pagnanais sa bunga—ay dapat ituring na ‘sakim sa bunga ng panata’; dahil sa pagkagapos sa pagnanasa, nananatili silang nakatali sa paulit-ulit na pagbabalik sa daigdig.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma distinguishes between (1) non-Vedic observances followed by mere personal preference and (2) Veda-sanctioned observances pursued with desire for results. He criticizes both: the first as arbitrary, the second as still binding when motivated by craving for fruits, thereby sustaining worldly bondage.
Yudhishthira asks whether Brahmins who eat haviṣya food seeking the fruits of Vedic desire-motivated rites are acting rightly. Bhishma replies that non-Vedic vow-eaters are self-willed, and even Vedic vow-eaters who are attached to results are ‘fruit-greedy,’ implying continued entanglement in saṃsāra.