Shloka 33
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
अभयं सर्वभूते भ्य: सर्वेषाम भयं यत: । सर्वभूतात्मभूतो यस्तं देवा ब्राह्म॒णं विदु:,जो सम्पूर्ण भूतोंसे निर्भय है, जिससे समस्त प्राणी भय नहीं मानते हैं तथा जो सब भूतोंका आत्मा है, उसीको देवता ब्रह्मज्ञानी मानते हैं
abhayaṁ sarvabhūtebhyaḥ sarveṣām abhayaṁ yataḥ | sarvabhūtātmabhūto yas taṁ devā brāhmaṇaṁ viduḥ ||
ಎಲ್ಲ ಭೂತಗಳತ್ತ ಭಯರಹಿತನಾಗಿರುವವನು, ಅವನಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳೂ ಭಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಇರುವವರು, ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ಲ ಭೂತಗಳ ಆತ್ಮಸ್ವರೂಪನಾಗಿ ಬೆಳೆದವನು—ಅವನನ್ನೇ ದೇವರುಗಳು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಜ್ಞನೆಂದು ತಿಳಿಯುತ್ತಾರೆ।
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
A true brāhmaṇa (brahmajñānī) is identified by ethical and spiritual qualities: he harms none, inspires fear in none, and realizes unity with all beings (sarvabhūtātmatā). Fearlessness and non-fear-giving are presented as outward signs of inner Self-knowledge.
Kapila is instructing on the marks of genuine spiritual realization. In the Shanti Parva’s didactic setting, he defines who deserves the title “brāhmaṇa” not by lineage but by conduct and realization—universal harmlessness and identity with the Self of all beings.