Shloka 66
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
यद्येतदेवं कृत्वापि न विमोक्षो5स्ति कस्यचित् | धिक् कर्तरें च कार्य च श्रमश्नायं निरर्थक:
yady etad evaṁ kṛtvāpi na vimokṣo 'sti kasyacit | dhik kartāraṁ ca kāryaṁ ca śramaś cāyaṁ nirarthakaḥ ||
カピラは言った。「もし定められたとおりにこれらすべてを行っても、誰ひとり解脱を得ないのなら、行う者に恥あれ、行いそのものにも恥あれ。ここに費やした労苦は無益となろう。」
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation must be a real and attainable end; if a practice cannot lead to moksha, then both the agent’s striving and the action’s value are called into question. The verse presses for discernment about means and ends in spiritual discipline.
In the Shanti Parva’s philosophical discourse, Kapila speaks critically, challenging the worth of arduous practices if they do not culminate in liberation, thereby pushing the discussion toward what truly leads to moksha.