Shloka 17
परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269
आगमाश्च यथाकाले संकल्पाश्न यथाक्रमम् । अपेतकामक्रोधानां दुश्चराचारकर्मणाम्
āgamāś ca yathākāle saṅkalpāś ca yathākramam | apetakāmakrodhānāṃ duścarācārakarmaṇām ||
उनमें यथासमय शास्त्र-ज्ञान का उदय होता था और यथाक्रम सत्य-संकल्प परिपक्व होता था। काम और क्रोध से रहित होकर उनके आचार और तपश्चर्या ऐसे कठिन थे कि अन्य लोग उन्हें अपनाने में अत्यन्त दुष्कर मानते थे।
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual maturity is portrayed as orderly and timely: as desire and anger are relinquished, scriptural understanding and steadfast resolve arise naturally, and one’s disciplined conduct becomes rigorous—often difficult for ordinary people to imitate.
Kapila is describing a class of disciplined practitioners: they have abandoned kāma and krodha, and as a result their lives exhibit demanding ethical and practical disciplines, alongside a progressive awakening of scriptural knowledge and firm intention.