Shloka 19
Agastya-Māhātmya and Vasiṣṭha’s Protection of the Ādityas
Khalina Daityas; Sarayū Etiology
गोघ्ने च ब्राह्मणघ्ने च सुरापे गुरुतल्पगे । भुक्त्वान्नं जायते विप्रो रक्षसां कुलवर्धन:
goghne ca brāhmaṇaghne ca surāpe gurutalpage | bhuktvānnaṁ jāyate vipro rakṣasāṁ kulavardhanaḥ ||
بھیشم نے کہا—گائے کے قاتل، برہمن کے قاتل، شراب پینے والے اور استاد کے بستر کی حرمت توڑنے والے—ان کا کھانا کھا کر برہمن راکشسوں کے خاندان کو بڑھانے والا بن جاتا ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that accepting food is not morally neutral: a brāhmaṇa who eats the food of perpetrators of the gravest sins (cow-killing, brāhmaṇa-killing, drinking liquor, violating the guru’s bed) incurs severe ethical and spiritual taint, described as becoming a supporter of rākṣasa-lineage—i.e., aligned with demonic conduct.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he lists extreme transgressors and warns about the consequences for a brāhmaṇa who partakes of their food, emphasizing rules of association, purity, and responsibility in social exchange.