Shloka 21
धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्
Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct
यस्यान्नेनावशेषेण जठरटरे यो म्रियेद् द्विज: । तांतांयोनिं व्रजेद् विप्रो यस्यान्नमुपजीवति
yasyānnenāvaśeṣeṇa jaṭharaṭare yo mriyed dvijaḥ | tāṁ tāṁ yoniṁ vrajed vipro yasyānnam upajīvati ||
大自在天（摩醯首罗）宣示：若一位婆罗门死时腹中仍存他人之残食，则必再生于与那供食之人相应的“胎类/生类”（yoni）之中。换言之，以他人之资养而活——尤以食其余馀——便结成束缚性的依附，牵引来世之生处，彰显饮食、施主供养与生计清净之伦理分量。
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
One’s dependence on another’s food—especially consuming leftovers—creates karmic bondage: at death, the consumer is said to attain a rebirth corresponding to the provider’s yoni, emphasizing purity and independence in livelihood and the moral seriousness of what and from whom one eats.
Śrīmaheśvara is instructing about the consequences of food-related conduct and dependence. The statement functions as a dharma-lesson: the act of living on another’s remnants is not merely social impropriety but a karmically determinative relationship affecting one’s next birth.