Shloka 31
परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269
संतोषमूलस्त्यागात्मा ज्ञानाधिष्ठानमुच्यते । अपवर्गमतिर्नित्यो यतिधर्म: सनातन:
santoṣamūlas tyāgātmā jñānādhiṣṭhānam ucyate | apavargamatir nityo yatidharmaḥ sanātanaḥ ||
ಕಪಿಲನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಸಂತೋಷವೇ ಮೂಲ, ತ್ಯಾಗವೇ ಸ್ವಭಾವ, ಜ್ಞಾನಕ್ಕೆ ಅಧಿಷ್ಠಾನವೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲ್ಪಡುವುದು; ಮೋಕ್ಷದತ್ತ ನಿತ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಿರವಾದ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯುಳ್ಳದು—ಇದೇ ಯತಿಯ (ಸನ್ಯಾಸಿಯ) ಸನಾತನ ಧರ್ಮ.
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kapila defines the ascetic’s eternal dharma as a life rooted in contentment and characterized by renunciation, firmly grounded in spiritual knowledge, with a constant orientation toward liberation (apavarga).
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, Kapila is presenting a doctrinal summary of the renunciant path—describing the inner foundations (contentment, renunciation, knowledge) and the ultimate aim (liberation) that define yati-dharma.