Shloka 12
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
इति मां त्वं विजानीहि सर्वलोकस्य जाजले । सम॑ मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ समलोष्टाश्मकाञज्चनम्
iti māṃ tvaṃ vijānīhi sarvalokasya jājale | samaṃ matimatāṃ śreṣṭha samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanam ||
“So understand me thus, O Jājali: I am one who maintains equal regard toward all beings. O best among the wise, I look upon a clod of earth, a stone, and gold as the same.”
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tulādhāra defines true ethical steadiness as impartiality toward all and freedom from value-judgments based on material worth—treating earth, stone, and gold alike. This points to inner detachment and equal-mindedness as marks of genuine wisdom.
In the Tulādhāra–Jājali discourse of Śānti Parva, Tulādhāra addresses the ascetic Jājali and describes his own disposition: he claims an even attitude toward all people and a non-attached view of objects commonly prized or despised, illustrating the dharmic ideal of equanimity.