Mahabharata — Udyoga Parva, Shloka 30
Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
यत्र मन्येत भूयिष्ठं प्रावषीव तृणोपलम् । अन्नं पान॑ ब्राह्मणस्य तज्जीवेन्नानुसंज्वरेत्
yatra manyeta bhūyiṣṭhaṁ prāvaṣīva tṛṇopalām | annaṁ pānaṁ brāhmaṇasya taj jīven nānusaṁjvaret ||
Itinuro ni Sanatsujāta na ang isang Brahmin ay dapat mamuhay sa pook na sagana sa payak na ikabubuhay—pagkain at inuming angkop sa Brahmin—gaya ng kasaganaan ng damo at halaman sa panahon ng tag-ulan. Doon siya manirahan at panatilihin ang buhay nang hindi pinahihirapan ang sarili sa gutom at uhaw.
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Choose a place and mode of living that naturally supports dharmic conduct—where basic, appropriate sustenance is available—so that one can live steadily without needless self-torment from hunger and thirst.
Sanatsujāta is instructing (in a didactic discourse within Udyoga Parva) on proper conduct and practical ethics, using the monsoon’s abundance as an analogy for selecting a supportive environment for a Brahmin’s simple maintenance of life.