Shloka 34
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
नान्तरेणानुजानन्ति दानयज्ञक्रियाफलम् | अविज्ञाय च तत् सर्वमन्यद् रोचयते फलम्
nāntareṇānujānanti dānayajñakriyāphalam | avijñāya ca tat sarvam anyad rocayate phalam
قال كابيلا: من غير فهمٍ باطني لا يدرك الناس على الحقيقة ثمرة العطايا والقرابين والأعمال الطقسية. وإذا لم يحيطوا بتلك الحقيقة كلها، مالوا إلى تفضيل «ثمرة» أخرى، فيحسبون المكاسب الظاهرة اليسيرة هي الغاية الروحية الحقّة.
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rituals like charity, sacrifice, and prescribed acts yield their true ‘fruit’ only when grounded in inner understanding; without that insight, people chase and celebrate inferior, external results.
In Kapila’s discourse in the Śānti Parva, he critiques mere outward religiosity: those who do not grasp the deeper principle behind dharmic acts misunderstand their real outcome and become attached to other, lesser rewards.