Shloka 20
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
तेन शूद्रान्नशेषेण ब्रह्म॒स्थानादपाकृत: । ब्राह्मण: शूद्रतामेति नास्ति तत्र विचारणा
tena śūdrānnaśeṣeṇa brahmasthānād apākṛtaḥ | brāhmaṇaḥ śūdratām eti nāsti tatra vicāraṇā ||
پس شودر کے کھانے کے بچے ہوئے حصے کے سبب برہمن اپنی برہمنی حالت سے معزول ہو کر برہملوک سے محروم رہتا ہے اور شودرتا کو پہنچتا ہے؛ اس میں کسی دوسری تاویل کی گنجائش نہیں۔
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts a strict dharmic rule: a Brāhmaṇa who eats the leftover food of a Śūdra incurs a grave loss of ritual-social standing, being said to fall from the Brahmanic state and become Śūdra-like; the text presents this as non-negotiable.
Śrīmaheśvara is delivering an authoritative instruction on conduct (ācāra) and the consequences of violating food-related purity norms within varṇāśrama ethics, emphasizing that this particular consequence admits no exception.