Shloka 17
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
श्रिया विहीनैरलसै: पण्डितै: सम्प्रवर्तितम् । वेदवादापरिज्ञानं सत्याभासमिवानृतम्
śriyā vihīnair alasaiḥ paṇḍitaiḥ sampravartitam | vedavādāparijñānaṃ satyābhāsam ivānṛtam ||
Kapila berkata: “Pemahaman yang disebut-sebut sebagai pengetahuan tentang wacana Weda ini—yang digerakkan oleh para cendekia yang miskin keutamaan sejati dan tenggelam dalam kemalasan—sesungguhnya hanyalah tiruan kebenaran: kebatilan yang tampak seperti kebenaran.”
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kapila warns that mere scholarly talk about the Veda, when driven by laziness and lack of inner excellence, becomes only a semblance of truth—persuasive-sounding but ethically and spiritually false. True knowledge must be lived and realized, not merely argued.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation-oriented wisdom, Kapila speaks critically about misguided “Vedic” interpretations. He contrasts authentic insight with hollow erudition that circulates as authoritative teaching while actually being deceptive.