Shloka 29
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
लोके यः सर्वभूते भ्यो ददात्यभयदक्षिणाम् | स सर्वयज्जैरीजान: प्राप्नोत्यभयदक्षिणाम्
loke yaḥ sarvabhūtebhyo dadāty abhayadakṣiṇām | sa sarvayajñair ijānaḥ prāpnoty abhayadakṣiṇām ||
トゥーラダーラは言った。「この世において、あらゆる生きとし生けるものに無畏の施しを与える者は、あたかも一切の供犠を修したかのごとし。しかもその者は、四方より無畏を受け取るのである。」
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Granting fearlessness—protecting beings from harm and anxiety—is presented as a supreme ethical gift, equal in value to performing all ritual sacrifices, and it yields reciprocal security and goodwill from the world.
In Tūladhāra’s instruction on dharma, he elevates non-harming and protection of all creatures above ritualism, stating that the person who gives universal safety gains the merit of all yajñas and is himself met with safety from every direction.