Shloka 44
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
यथाश्रममुपासीत आगमस्तत्र सिध्यति । सिद्धि: प्रत्यक्षरूपा च दृश्यत्यागमनिश्चयात्
yathāśramam upāsīta āgamas tatra sidhyati | siddhiḥ pratyakṣarūpā ca dṛśyaty āgamanīścayāt ||
Kapila enseigne qu’il faut pratiquer la discipline qui convient à son propre āśrama (étape de vie). Lorsque les devoirs prescrits pour cet āśrama sont observés avec fidélité, l’autorité et la finalité de l’enseignement sacré (āgama) s’y accomplissent. Et, par une certitude ferme fondée sur l’Écriture, le fruit—l’accomplissement spirituel—devient directement manifeste dans l’expérience vécue.
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Practice the duties and disciplines appropriate to your own āśrama; by such faithful observance the scriptural teaching is validated in life, and its promised attainment becomes directly evident through firm scriptural conviction.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Kapila is explaining a principle of right conduct: spiritual progress is not one-size-fits-all but depends on correctly following the dharma prescribed for one’s life-stage, which makes the truth of the tradition experientially manifest.