Shloka 44
कपिलगोसंवादे गृहस्थ-त्यागधर्मयोः प्रमाण्यविचारः
Kapila–Cow Dialogue: Authority of Householder and Renunciant Dharmas
सो<मर्षवशमापन्नस्तुलाधारदिदृक्षया । पृथिवीमचरद् राजन् यत्र सायंगृहो मुनि:
so 'marṣavaśam āpannas tulādhāra-didṛkṣayā | pṛthivīm acarad rājan yatra sāyaṃgṛho muniḥ ||
Bhishma said: Overcome by indignation, he set out to behold Tulādhāra. O king, he wandered over the earth, and wherever evening fell, there that sage made his dwelling for the night. The passage underscores how anger can propel even the ascetic into restless seeking, while the disciplined habit of stopping at dusk reflects restraint and order amid inner agitation.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts inner agitation (being overpowered by indignation) with outer discipline (stopping wherever dusk arrives). It hints that ethical progress requires mastering anger and maintaining regulated conduct even while pursuing instruction.
Bhishma narrates that a sage, driven by indignation, sets out to meet/see Tulādhāra. He roams across the earth and each evening lodges wherever nightfall finds him, continuing his journey day by day.