Shloka 12
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
इति मां त्वं विजानीहि सर्वलोकस्य जाजले । सम॑ मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ समलोष्टाश्मकाञज्चनम्,बुद्धिमानोंमें श्रेष्ठ जाजले! इस प्रकार तुम मुझे सब लोगोंके प्रति समता रखनेवाला और मिट्टीके ढेले, पत्थर तथा सुवर्णको समान समझनेवाला जानो
iti māṃ tvaṃ vijānīhi sarvalokasya jājale | samaṃ matimatāṃ śreṣṭha samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanam ||
हे जाजले! मला असेच जाण—मी सर्व प्राण्यांप्रती समभाव ठेवतो. हे बुद्धिमानांतील श्रेष्ठा! माझ्यासाठी मातीचा ढेकूळ, दगड आणि सुवर्ण समान आहेत.
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tulādhāra defines true ethical steadiness as impartiality toward all and freedom from value-judgments based on material worth—treating earth, stone, and gold alike. This points to inner detachment and equal-mindedness as marks of genuine wisdom.
In the Tulādhāra–Jājali discourse of Śānti Parva, Tulādhāra addresses the ascetic Jājali and describes his own disposition: he claims an even attitude toward all people and a non-attached view of objects commonly prized or despised, illustrating the dharmic ideal of equanimity.