Shloka 11
मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः
Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment
लाभं॑ साधारण नेच्छेन्न भुज्जीताभिपूजित: । अभिपूजितलाभ हि जुगुप्सेतेव तादूश:
lābhaṃ sādhāraṇaṃ necchen na bhuñjītābhipūjitaḥ | abhipūjita-lābhaṃ hi jugupsateva tādṛśaḥ ||
毗湿摩说：不可贪求世间寻常之利，也不可在受人特别尊崇、供奉之处受食。因为此类之人——尤其是求解脱者——把因过度礼敬而来的利益视为当避之物，几如不净。其义在于克制：莫使生计与馈赠纠缠于虚荣、世俗谄媚，或损害内在自由的依赖。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not desire even ordinary profit, and especially avoid benefits that come from being publicly honored; a sincere spiritual seeker should treat such honor-linked gain as something to be avoided because it can bind the mind through pride, obligation, and dependence.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he gives a rule of disciplined living—particularly relevant to renunciants or those pursuing liberation—about refusing food or gain that is tied to excessive reverence.