Shloka 27
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
स्वमेव चार्थ कुर्वाणा यज्ञं चक्कु: पुनर्द्धिजा:
svam eva cārthaṃ kurvāṇā yajñaṃ cakkuḥ punar dvijāḥ
Chūlādhāra berkata: “Sekali lagi para dwija melaksanakan yajña hanya demi kepentingan diri—memandang upacara itu sebagai sarana keuntungan pribadi, bukan sebagai persembahan tanpa pamrih.”
चुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual action (yajña) is ethically judged by intention: when performed for personal gain, it loses its higher dharmic spirit and becomes self-serving rather than an offering.
Chulādhāra is speaking critically about certain ‘twice-born’ who perform sacrifices, emphasizing that they do so repeatedly with a self-centered motive, setting up a discussion on true dharma beyond mere ritualism.