Shloka 27
कपिलगोसंवादे गृहस्थ-त्यागधर्मयोः प्रमाण्यविचारः
Kapila–Cow Dialogue: Authority of Householder and Renunciant Dharmas
अण्डेभ्यस्त्वथ पुष्टेभ्य: प्राजायन्त शकुन्तका: । व्यवर्धन्त च तत्रैव न चाकम्पत जाजलि:,अण्डोंके पुष्ट होनेपर उन्हें फोड़कर बच्चे बाहर निकले और वहीं पलकर बड़े होने लगे, तथापि जाजलि मुनि हिले-डुले नहीं
aṇḍebhyas tv atha puṣṭebhyaḥ prājāyanta śakuntakāḥ | vyavardhanta ca tatraiva na cākampata jājaliḥ ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—പിന്നീട് മുട്ടകൾ നന്നായി പുഷ്ടമായപ്പോൾ അവ പൊട്ടി കുഞ്ഞുപക്ഷികൾ ജനിച്ചു. അവർ അവിടെയേ തന്നെ വളർന്നു; എങ്കിലും ജാജലി മുനി അല്പവും കുലുങ്ങിയില്ല.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches unwavering steadiness (dhṛti) and disciplined self-restraint: even when life unfolds around him and creatures are nurtured in his presence, the ascetic remains unmoved, exemplifying firmness in tapas and commitment to dharma.
Eggs that had been incubated and nourished hatch; the fledglings emerge and grow in the same place. Despite this activity and the passage of time, the sage Jājali does not move at all, underscoring his extreme stillness and austerity.