Shloka 34
कपिलगोसंवादे गृहस्थ-त्यागधर्मयोः प्रमाण्यविचारः
Kapila–Cow Dialogue: Authority of Householder and Renunciant Dharmas
किसी समय माता-पिता उनको छोड़कर उड़ गये। अब वे बच्चे कभी आकर फिर चले जाते और जाकर फिर चले आते थे, इस प्रकार वे सदा आने-जाने लगे। उस समयतक जाजलि मुनि हिले-डुले नहीं ।।
tathā te divasaṃ cāpi gatvā sāyaṃ punar nṛpa | upāvartanta tatraiva nivāsārthaṃ śakuntakāḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai Raja, burung-burung kecil itu terbang pergi sepanjang hari untuk mencari makan, dan ketika senja tiba mereka kembali ke tempat yang sama untuk bertengger. Demikianlah mereka terbiasa datang dan pergi, sementara resi Jājali tetap tak bergerak—tekun mengamati tanpa mengusik jalannya alam.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined endurance and non-interference: the sage remains steady and restrained while observing the natural, recurring rhythms of living beings. Ethical strength is shown as patience, self-control, and allowing life to proceed without harm.
The fledgling birds leave during the day to feed and return in the evening to the same place to roost. This repeated coming-and-going continues, while Jājali does not move, maintaining his ascetic stillness.