Shloka 11
कपिलगोसंवादे गृहस्थ-त्यागधर्मयोः प्रमाण्यविचारः
Kapila–Cow Dialogue: Authority of Householder and Renunciant Dharmas
इत्युक्तो जाजलिभ्भूतैर्जजणाम विमनास्तदा | वाराणस्यां तुलाधारं समासाद्यात्रवीदिदम्,उन अदृश्य भूतोंके ऐसा कहनेपर जाजलि मुनि उदास होकर काशीमें गये और तुलाधारके पास पहुँचकर उससे इस प्रकार बोले
ity ukto jājaliḥ bhūtair jajñāna vimanās tadā | vārāṇasyāṃ tulādhāraṃ samāsādya atra avīd idam ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Setelah ditegur demikian oleh makhluk-makhluk yang tidak kelihatan, resi Jājali menjadi muram. Lalu dia pergi ke Vārāṇasī (Kāśī) dan, setelah mendekati Tulādhāra, berkata kepadanya seperti berikut.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse prepares the ethical pivot of the episode: spiritual worth is not secured by external austerities alone. Being corrected by unseen beings, Jājali seeks guidance from Tulādhāra, indicating that true dharma may be learned from unexpected sources and is grounded in inner humility and right conduct.
After unseen beings speak to him, the sage Jājali becomes disheartened and travels to Vārāṇasī. He approaches Tulādhāra, a merchant renowned for dharmic insight, and begins a conversation that will unfold into moral instruction.