Shloka 2
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
निर्दन्द्धा निर्नमस्कारा निराशीर्बन्धना बुधा: । विमुक्ता: सर्वपापेभ्यश्षरन्ति शुचयो5$मला:
nirdvandvā nirnamaskārā nirāśīrbandhanā budhāḥ | vimuktāḥ sarvapāpebhyaś caranti śucayo 'malāḥ ||
Kapila dit : «Les sages ne sont pas ébranlés par les couples d’opposés, tels le froid et la chaleur. Ils ne se prosternent devant personne et n’accordent point de bénédictions, et ils ne sont pas liés par les entraves du désir. Affranchis de toute faute, purs et sans tache, ils vont partout dans la liberté intérieure.»
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
True wisdom is marked by inner equanimity and freedom: one is not shaken by opposites (cold/heat, pleasure/pain), does not rely on social validation through salutations or blessings, and remains unbound by desire and expectation—thus living purely and moving through the world without moral stain.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Kapila describes the conduct and inner state of liberated or near-liberated sages: their outward simplicity and non-dependence on ritualized social exchange reflects an inward release from craving, sin, and attachment.