Shloka 35
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
परंतु मूढ़ मानव दान और यज्ञ-कर्मके फलके सिवा योग आदिके फलका अनुमोदन नहीं करते। वे उन मोक्षप्रद समस्त साधनोंके महत्त्वको न जाननेके कारण स्वर्ग आदि अन्य फलोंमें ही रुचि रखते हैं ।। स्वकर्मभि: संश्रितानां तपो घोरत्वमागतम् | त॑ सदाचारमश्रित्य पुराणं शाश्व॒तं ध्रुवम्,किंतु उस पुराण, शाश्वत एवं ध्रुव यौगिक सदाचारका आश्रय लेकर अपने कर्तव्य कर्मोमें परायण रहनेवाले ज्ञानियोंका तप उत्तरोत्तर तीव्रताको प्राप्त होता है
parantu mūḍhā mānavā dāna-yajña-karmaphalaṃ vinā yogādika-phalasya anumodanaṃ na kurvanti | te mokṣapradānāṃ sarva-sādhanānāṃ māhātmyaṃ ajānantaḥ svargādi-anyaphaleṣu eva ruciṃ kurvanti || svakarmabhiḥ saṃśritānāṃ tapo ghoratvam āgatam | tat sadācāram āśritya purāṇaṃ śāśvataṃ dhruvaṃ || kintu tasmin purāṇe śāśvate dhruve ca yaugike sadācāre āśritaḥ svakartavya-karmeṣu parāyaṇānāṃ jñānināṃ tapaḥ uttarottaraṃ tīvratāṃ prāpnoti |
Kapila says: Deluded people approve only the visible rewards of charity and sacrificial rites, and do not acknowledge the fruits of yoga and related disciplines. Because they do not understand the greatness of all the means that lead to liberation, their taste remains fixed on other rewards such as heaven. But for the wise—those who take refuge in the ancient, eternal, and unshakable yogic code of right conduct, and who remain devoted to their own duties—their austerity grows ever more intense and transformative, rising step by step toward liberation.
कपिल उवाच