Shloka 32
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
येन सर्वमिदं बुद्ध प्रकृतिर्विकृतिश्व या । गतिज्ञ: सर्वभूतानां त॑ देवा ब्राह्म॒णं विदु:
yena sarvam idaṁ buddha prakṛtir vikṛtiś ca yā | gatijñaḥ sarvabhūtānāṁ taṁ devā brāhmaṇaṁ viduḥ ||
Ô sage, les dieux tiennent pour véritable connaisseur de Brahman celui qui comprend la nature périssable de ce monde entier, qui connaît Prakṛti et ses transformations, et qui sait les voies et les destinées de tous les êtres.
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
A true 'brāhmaṇa' is defined by insight: knowing the impermanence of the world, understanding Prakṛti and its evolutes, and discerning the trajectories (gati) of beings. Spiritual authority is grounded in realization and discernment rather than external markers.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional discourse, Kapila speaks as a teacher of liberating knowledge, describing the criteria by which the wise (even the gods) recognize a genuine knower of Brahman—one who comprehends nature, change, and the destinies of living beings.