Shloka 23
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
तत्रापराणि दारूणि संसृज्यन्ते परस्परम् । तृणकाष्ठकरीषाणि कदाचिजन्न समीक्षया
tatrāparāṇi dārūṇi saṃsṛjyante parasparam | tṛṇakāṣṭhakarīṣāṇi kadācij janna samīkṣayā
Di sana, kayu-kayu yang lain pun bersentuhan dan bergesel antara satu sama lain; rumput, ranting, dan tahi kering juga kadang-kadang dihanyutkan lalu berkumpul—tanpa sesiapa sengaja memerhati atau berniat demikian. (Tūlādhāra menegaskan bahawa banyak peristiwa dan gabungan dalam dunia timbul daripada sentuhan biasa yang tidak disengajakan, bukan daripada rancangan sedar; maka berhati-hatilah secara etika ketika menilai sebab dan meletakkan salah.)
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tūlādhāra uses a simple image—fuel materials accidentally coming together—to stress that many outcomes arise from unintended conjunctions. Ethically, this cautions against hasty judgments about intention and blame, and encourages careful discernment (viveka) before attributing moral fault.
In his discourse, Tūlādhāra illustrates his point with commonplace fuel items—wood, grass, sticks, and dung—showing how they can be gathered or meet each other without deliberate attention. The example supports his broader reflection on how actions and consequences may occur without conscious planning.