Shloka 29
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
मोघान्यगुप्तद्वारस्य सर्वाण्येव भवन्त्युत । कि तस्य तपसा कार्य कि यज्ञेन किमात्मना
moghāny aguptadvārasya sarvāṇy eva bhavanty uta | ki tasya tapasā kāryaṁ ki yajñena kim ātmanā ||
يقول كابيلا: من تُركت «أبوابه» بلا حراسة غدت كل مساعيه الفاضلة عقيمة. فأي جدوى للتقشّف، وأي جدوى للقربان (اليَجْنَة)، بل وأي نفع للتأمل الباطني، إذا غابت كفّة النفس؟ إن المغزى الأخلاقي أن ضبط الحواس هو الأساس الذي يمنح الممارسات الروحية فاعليتها الحقيقية.
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual practices like tapas (austerity), yajña (sacrifice), and even inner contemplation bear fruit only when the ‘doors’—commonly understood as the senses and avenues of conduct—are guarded through self-restraint. Without control, good deeds lose their efficacy.
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Kapila is presenting a moral-philosophical critique: he warns that external religious acts and even inward practices are undermined if a person does not discipline the senses and protect the mind from uncontrolled impulses.