Shloka 10
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
कस्यैषा वाग् भवेत् सत्या मोक्षो नास्ति गृहादिति । अश्रद्दधानैरप्राज्ञै: सूक्ष्मदर्शनवर्जितै:
kasya eṣā vāg bhavet satyā mokṣo nāsti gṛhād iti | aśraddadhānaiḥ aprājñaiḥ sūkṣma-darśana-varjitaiḥ |
Kapila berkata: “Siapakah yang ucapannya dapat dianggap benar bahwa ‘tidak ada pembebasan dari jalan hidup berumah tangga’? Klaim demikian lahir dari mereka yang kehilangan śraddhā (iman), tidak bijak, dan tidak memiliki pandangan halus. Mengira kegelisahan dan letih batin mereka sebagai cacat pada dharma grihastha, mereka merendahkan disiplin rumah tangga dan membayangkan bahwa hanya sanyāsa-lah jalan menuju kedamaian.”
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kapila rejects the blanket claim that liberation is impossible for householders. He teaches that such denial arises from lack of faith, poor discernment, and absence of subtle spiritual insight; properly lived gṛhastha-dharma is not inherently opposed to mokṣa.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Kapila speaks critically of those who condemn the householder stage. He argues that their judgment reflects their own limitations rather than the true capacity of the gṛhastha-āśrama to support spiritual realization.