Shloka 43
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
आगमो वेददवादास्तु तर्कशास्त्राणि चागम:,वेदमतका अनुसरण करनेवाले शास्त्र तो आगम हैं ही, तर्कशास्त्र (वेदोंके अर्थका निर्णय करनेवाले पूर्वोत्तर मीमांसा आदि) भी आगम हैं
āgamo vedavādās tu tarkaśāstrāṇi cāgamaḥ
Kapila disse: A tradição autorizada (āgama) consiste nos ensinamentos alicerçados no Veda; e as disciplinas do raciocínio também—os tratados que determinam e esclarecem o sentido do Veda—devem igualmente ser tidos como āgama. Assim, tanto o testemunho revelado quanto a investigação racional e disciplinada são afirmados como apoios válidos para compreender o dharma.
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kapila affirms that both Vedic testimony and disciplined reasoning that interprets the Veda (tarkaśāstra, such as Mīmāṃsā) function as āgama—authoritative means for understanding dharma—so inquiry is not opposed to revelation but serves to clarify it.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Kapila is explaining standards of valid authority: he identifies the Veda-based tradition as āgama and includes interpretive logical treatises as āgama because they help decide the Veda’s intended meaning.