Shloka 22
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
नद्यां चेह यथा काष्ठमुहामानं यदृच्छया । यदृच्छयैव काछ्लेन सन्धिं गच्छेत केनचित्
nadyāṃ ceha yathā kāṣṭham ūḍhamānaṃ yadṛcchayā | yadṛcchayaiva kāṣṭhena sandhiṃ gacchet kenacit ||
ດັ່ງໄມ້ທ່ອນໜຶ່ງໃນແມ່ນ້ຳ ຖືກກະແສນ້ຳພາໄປດ້ວຍຄວາມບັງເອີນ ແລະດ້ວຍຄວາມບັງເອີນນັ້ນເອງ ຈຶ່ງໄປປະສົບ ແລະເກາະກັບໄມ້ອີກທ່ອນໜຶ່ງ; ການພົບພາ ແລະການຄົບຄົນໃນໂລກກໍມັກເກີດຂຶ້ນໂດຍບໍ່ໄດ້ຈົ່ງໃຈ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ບັນດາຜູ້ມີປັນຍາບໍ່ຄວນສ້າງຄວາມຍິ່ງຍະໂສ, ຄວາມຊັງ, ຫຼືຄວາມຍຶດຕິດ ຈາກເຫດບັງເອີນເທົ່ານັ້ນ; ແຕ່ຄວນປະພຶດດ້ວຍຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງ ແລະການພິຈາລະນາໃນທຳມະ.
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tūlādhāra teaches that many encounters and connections arise by mere chance, like logs meeting in a river; therefore one should not base strong attachment, enmity, or ego on such accidental conjunctions, but remain grounded in dharma and clear judgment.
In Śānti Parva’s dialogue, Tūlādhāra speaks in a didactic tone, using a simple natural simile (logs drifting and meeting) to explain the contingent nature of worldly associations and to guide the listener toward steadiness and non-attachment.