Shloka 9
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
सर्वेषां यः सुद्वन्नित्यं सर्वेषां च हिते रत: । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा स धर्म वेद जाजले
sarveṣāṃ yaḥ sudvannityaṃ sarveṣāṃ ca hite rataḥ | karmaṇā manasā vācā sa dharma veda jājale jājale ||
Tulādhāra said: “O Jājali, the one who is a constant well-wisher of all beings and who remains devoted to the welfare of everyone—through deeds, through thought, and through speech—truly knows dharma.”
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is not merely ritual or status; it is universal benevolence—being a sincere well-wisher of all and actively working for others’ good through one’s actions, thoughts, and words.
In the Tulādhāra–Jājali discourse of Śānti Parva, Tulādhāra instructs the ascetic Jājali, emphasizing that true righteousness is measured by consistent, practical concern for the welfare of all beings.