Shloka 12
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
त्रैलोक्यस्यैव हेतुर्हि मर्यादा शाश्वती ध्रुवा । ब्राह्मणो नाम भगवान् जन्मप्रभूति पूज्यते
trailokyasyaiva hetur hi maryādā śāśvatī dhruvā | brāhmaṇo nāma bhagavān janmaprabhṛti pūjyate ||
ಕಪಿಲನು ಹೇಳಿದರು—ವೈದಿಕ ಧರ್ಮದ ಶಾಶ್ವತ ಹಾಗೂ ಧ್ರುವವಾದ ಮર્યಾದೆಯೇ ತ್ರಿಲೋಕವನ್ನು ಧಾರಿಸುವ ಕಾರಣ; ಅದು ಲೋಕಹಿತಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದ್ದರಿಂದ ‘ಭಗವಾನ್’ ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಡುವ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನು ಜನ್ಮದಿಂದಲೇ ಪೂಜ್ಯನಾಗಿ ಗೌರವಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾನೆ.
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the enduring norms (maryādā) of Vedic dharma uphold the welfare and stability of the three worlds, and that the Brāhmaṇa—seen as a guardian of that dharma through learning and conduct—deserves honor from birth.
In the Shānti Parva’s didactic discourse, Kapila is speaking about dharma and social order, emphasizing how established Vedic norms sustain the cosmos and why reverence toward the Brāhmaṇa is prescribed as part of that order.