Shloka 7
अध्याय २९४ — योगलक्षणम् तथा सांख्यपरिसंख्यानम्
Yoga Definition and Sāṃkhya Enumeration
रंगमंचपर स्त्री आदिके वेषमें उतरकर नाचना या खेल दिखाना
raṅgamañcapar strī-ādike veṣaṃ utkarṣya nācanaṃ vā khelaṃ darśanaṃ, bahurūpiyasya karma, madirā-māṃsa-vikrayeṇa jīvikā, tathā loha-carma-vikrayaḥ—ete sarve karmāṇi loke ninditāni manyante. yasya gṛhe pūrva-paramparayā etāni karmāṇi na pravṛttāni syuḥ, sa svayaṃ tāny ārabheta na. yasya tu kule pūrvata eva eṣā prathā vartate, so 'pi yadi tāni tyajet, mahān dharma iti śāstra-niścayaḥ. saṃsiddhaḥ puruṣo loke yadācarati pāpakam, madena abhipluta-manās tac ca na grāhyam anukaraṇīyam ucyate.
波罗舍罗说：“如登台易装为女或作他相以舞以戏，作多形之伶人以惑众；以贩酒卖肉为生；以铁器与皮革贸易取利——此等行当，世间皆以为可耻。家门素无祖传此业者，不可自起其端；纵使旧俗已然，能弃之者，亦为大德之法——此乃诸论典（śāstra）之定裁。又若世间有名之人，因醉于傲慢，或心为贪欲所淹而行恶，其所为亦不可取为效法之范。”
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Certain livelihoods are socially censured; one should not newly adopt such work if it is not part of one’s inherited household practice, and even if it is traditional, giving it up is praised as a higher dharma. Additionally, the misdeeds of eminent people—done from pride or greed—must not be treated as examples to follow.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction setting, Parāśara delivers a normative ethical guideline: he lists occupations considered blameworthy, advises restraint and reform (especially abandoning such practices), and warns against copying the immoral behavior of socially prominent individuals.