Shloka 13
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
यथान्धबधिरोन्मत्ता उच्छवासपरमा: सदा । देवैरपिहितद्वारा: सोपमा पश्यतो मम
yathāndhabadhironmattā ucchvāsaparamāḥ sadā | devair apihitadvārāḥ sopamā paśyato mama ||
トゥラーダーラは言った。「盲人、聾者、そして狂者——眼や耳などの知覚の門を神々によって閉ざされた者たち——が、常にただ呼吸の営みのみを続けるように、見る者であるこの私の境地もまたそれに似ている。すなわち、見ていても『見ず』、聞いていても『聞かず』、心を感官の対象へ走らせない。私は証人としてとどまり、ただ吸気と呼気という裸の働きのみを保っているのだ。」
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches inner detachment and mastery over the senses: the wise person remains a mere witness (sākṣin), not appropriating sensory experience as ‘I see/I hear,’ and not letting the mind chase objects—living with minimal, necessary activity, symbolized by simple breathing.
Tulādhāra describes his own spiritual state to his interlocutor: although he appears to function normally, he claims to be like one whose sense-gates are closed—engaging the world without inner grasping, maintaining equanimity and non-involvement while continuing basic life-functions.