Shloka 23
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
तत्रापराणि दारूणि संसृज्यन्ते परस्परम् । तृणकाष्ठकरीषाणि कदाचिजन्न समीक्षया
tatrāparāṇi dārūṇi saṃsṛjyante parasparam | tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣāṇi kadācij janna samīkṣayā
There, other pieces of wood come into contact and rub against one another; grass, sticks, and dried dung too are sometimes brought together—without anyone deliberately noticing or intending it. (Tūlādhāra points to how events and combinations in the world often arise from ordinary, unintended contact rather than conscious design, urging ethical caution about judging causes and assigning blame.)
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tūlādhāra uses a simple image—fuel materials accidentally coming together—to stress that many outcomes arise from unintended conjunctions. Ethically, this cautions against hasty judgments about intention and blame, and encourages careful discernment (viveka) before attributing moral fault.
In his discourse, Tūlādhāra illustrates his point with commonplace fuel items—wood, grass, sticks, and dung—showing how they can be gathered or meet each other without deliberate attention. The example supports his broader reflection on how actions and consequences may occur without conscious planning.