Shloka 17
परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269
आगमाश्च यथाकाले संकल्पाश्न यथाक्रमम् । अपेतकामक्रोधानां दुश्चराचारकर्मणाम्,उन्होंने काम और क्रोधको त्याग दिया था। उनके आचार-कर्म दूसरोंके लिये आचरणमें लाने अत्यन्त कठिन थे। उनके हृदयमें यथासमय शास्त्र-ज्ञान और सत्यंकल्पका क्रमश: उदय होता था
āgamāś ca yathākāle saṅkalpāś ca yathākramam | apetakāmakrodhānāṃ duścarācārakarmaṇām ||
आगमाश्च यथाकाले संकल्पाश्च यथाक्रमम् । अपेतकामक्रोधानां दुश्चराचारकर्मणाम् ॥
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual maturity is portrayed as orderly and timely: as desire and anger are relinquished, scriptural understanding and steadfast resolve arise naturally, and one’s disciplined conduct becomes rigorous—often difficult for ordinary people to imitate.
Kapila is describing a class of disciplined practitioners: they have abandoned kāma and krodha, and as a result their lives exhibit demanding ethical and practical disciplines, alongside a progressive awakening of scriptural knowledge and firm intention.