Shloka 29
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
लोके यः सर्वभूते भ्यो ददात्यभयदक्षिणाम् | स सर्वयज्जैरीजान: प्राप्नोत्यभयदक्षिणाम्,जो जगतमें सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको अभयकी दक्षिणा देता है, वह मानो समस्त यज्ञोंका अनुष्ठान कर लेता है तथा उसे भी सब ओरसे अभय दान प्राप्त हो जाता है
loke yaḥ sarvabhūtebhyo dadāty abhayadakṣiṇām | sa sarvayajñair ijānaḥ prāpnoty abhayadakṣiṇām ||
लोके यः सर्वभूतेभ्यो ददात्यभयदक्षिणाम्। स सर्वयज्ञैरीजानः प्राप्नोत्यभयदक्षिणाम्॥
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Granting fearlessness—protecting beings from harm and anxiety—is presented as a supreme ethical gift, equal in value to performing all ritual sacrifices, and it yields reciprocal security and goodwill from the world.
In Tūladhāra’s instruction on dharma, he elevates non-harming and protection of all creatures above ritualism, stating that the person who gives universal safety gains the merit of all yajñas and is himself met with safety from every direction.