Shloka 41
आचारप्रशंसा
Praise of Ācāra as the Basis of Longevity, Fame, and Prosperity
जिसपर किसीकी दूषित दृष्टि न पड़ी हो, जो जलसे धोया गया हो तथा जिसकी ब्राह्मणलोग वाणीद्वारा प्रशंसा करते हों--ये ही तीन वस्तुएँ देवताओं ने ब्राह्मणोंके उपयोगमें लाने योग्य और पवित्र बतायी हैं ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | saṃyāvaṃ kṛsaraṃ māṃsaṃ śaṣkulīṃ pāyasaṃ tathā | ātmārthaṃ na prakartavyaṃ devārthaṃ tu prakalpayet ||
毗湿摩说道：“Saṃyāva、kṛsara、肉食、śaṣkulī油饼，以及pāyasa（乳米甜羹）——此类食物不应为一己口腹之乐而烹制；当以供奉诸天为本意而备办。”在伦理层面，毗湿摩将烹饪与食用视为一种行为：唯有指向祭祀与自我节制，而非私欲享乐，方能获得清净与正当性。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Food preparation becomes ethically and ritually proper when it is oriented toward offering (devārtha) rather than personal gratification (ātmārtha). The verse promotes restraint and sacralizing consumption through worship.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhishthira on dharma. Here he gives a rule about certain rich foods: they should be prepared as offerings to the gods, not merely for one’s own enjoyment.