Shloka 2
श्रीशक्रसंवादः — The Dialogue of Śrī
Lakṣmī) and Śakra (Indra
युधिष्ठिरने पूछा--पितामह! व्रतयुक्त द्विजगण वेदोक्त सकामकर्मोंके फलकी इच्छासे हविष्यान्नका भोजन करते हैं, उनका यह काय उचित है या नहीं? ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | avedoktavratopetā bhuñjānāḥ kāryakāriṇaḥ | vedokteṣu ca bhuñjānā vratlubdhā yudhiṣṭhira ||
毗湿摩说：“尤提士提罗啊，那些依从非吠陀所许之誓戒而食祭食（haviṣya）者，不过随己意而行。即便是在吠陀所许的戒行中进食、为求果报而行欲求之祭祀者，也当被视为‘贪恋誓戒之果’；为此贪欲所缚，便仍系于反复回归世间之轮。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma distinguishes between (1) non-Vedic observances followed by mere personal preference and (2) Veda-sanctioned observances pursued with desire for results. He criticizes both: the first as arbitrary, the second as still binding when motivated by craving for fruits, thereby sustaining worldly bondage.
Yudhishthira asks whether Brahmins who eat haviṣya food seeking the fruits of Vedic desire-motivated rites are acting rightly. Bhishma replies that non-Vedic vow-eaters are self-willed, and even Vedic vow-eaters who are attached to results are ‘fruit-greedy,’ implying continued entanglement in saṃsāra.