Shloka 26
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
एवमेवायमाचार: प्रादुर्भूतोी यतस्ततः । सहायवान द्रव्यवान् यः सुभगो5थपरस्तथा
evam evāyam ācāraḥ prādurbhūto yatas tataḥ | sahāyavān dravyavān yaḥ subhago ’tha-paraḥ tathā ||
इस प्रकार अभयदान-रूप यह आचार जहाँ-तहाँ से प्रकट हुआ है। जो इसे आचरण में लाता है, वह सहायवान्, द्रव्यवान्, सौभाग्यशाली और लोगों में श्रेष्ठ माना जाता है।
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises abhaya-dāna—giving fearlessness, i.e., not causing fear or harm and offering protection—as a practical ethical discipline. One who lives by it gains social support, material stability, good fortune, and a reputation for excellence.
Tulādhāra continues his instruction on dharma, explaining how a particular moral practice (here, the conduct characterized as granting fearlessness) becomes established and what benefits accrue to the person who embodies it.