Shloka 7
महाभूत–इन्द्रिय–मनस्–बुद्धि–अन्तरात्मा विवेकः | Discrimination of Elements, Senses, Mind, Intellect, and Inner Self
अफालकुष् व्रीहियवं नीवारं विघसानि च । हवींषि सम्प्रयच्छेत मखेष्वत्रापि पजचसु
Vyāsa uvāca — aphāla-kṛṣṭaṁ vrīhi-yavaṁ nīvāraṁ vighasāni ca | havīṁṣi samprayaccheta makheṣv atrāpi pañcasu ||
毗耶娑说道：“林居圣者当以未耕之地所生的稻与麦、以野谷（nīvāra），以及供养宾客之后所余之食自养。即便处于林栖之期，也应如法在每日五大祭（pañca-mahāyajña）中奉献并分施所规定的供品（havis）。因此，出离并非怠惰：生计之简朴，与对诸神、祖灵、众生与宾客不绝之责任相连。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A forest-dweller should live with minimal harm—using naturally available grains and what remains after serving others—while still maintaining the discipline of the five daily sacrifices. Renunciation is framed as ethical restraint plus ongoing responsibility.
Vyāsa is describing proper conduct for the vānaprastha/forest stage: the muni’s permitted foods (uncultivated grains, wild rice, and leftovers after hospitality) and the continued performance of the pañca-mahāyajñas through offering and distribution of havis.