Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 124
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
कुतः क्षीरं वनस्थानां मुनीनां गिरिवासिनाम् | “जो बालखिल्योंद्वारा सेवित दिव्य नदी गंगाका सहारा लिये बैठे हैं, पर्वतों और वनोंमें रहनेवाले उन मुनियोंको दूध कहाँसे मिलेगा? || १२३ $ ।।
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婆苏提婆说道：“居于林野、栖身山岳的牟尼圣者，从何得乳？”此问所显者，是一条义理：既已舍弃定居与财物的苦行者，不应被期待拥有家常供给；因此，不可将世俗生活的要求与尺度强加于他们。
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not expect renunciants living in forests and mountains to provide or procure comforts typical of household life; ethical judgment must consider a person’s station (āśrama) and circumstances.
Vāsudeva poses a rhetorical question to highlight the practical reality of ascetic life: sages living away from settlements lack access to domestic resources like milk, implying that demands placed upon them should be restrained and fair.