Shloka 22
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
नद्यां चेह यथा काष्ठमुहामानं यदृच्छया । यदृच्छयैव काछ्लेन सन्धिं गच्छेत केनचित्
nadyāṃ ceha yathā kāṣṭham ūḍhamānaṃ yadṛcchayā | yadṛcchayaiva kāṣṭhena sandhiṃ gacchet kenacit ||
たとえばここで、一本の木片が川にただ偶然に流され、同じ偶然によって別の木片に触れて結びつくように、世の出会いと交わりもまた、しばしば意図的な企てなく起こる。ゆえに賢者は、たまたまの成り行きに誇りや憎しみや執着を築くべきではなく、ダルマにおいて揺るがぬ心と見分ける智慧をもって行うべきである。
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tūlādhāra teaches that many encounters and connections arise by mere chance, like logs meeting in a river; therefore one should not base strong attachment, enmity, or ego on such accidental conjunctions, but remain grounded in dharma and clear judgment.
In Śānti Parva’s dialogue, Tūlādhāra speaks in a didactic tone, using a simple natural simile (logs drifting and meeting) to explain the contingent nature of worldly associations and to guide the listener toward steadiness and non-attachment.