Shloka 34
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
नान्तरेणानुजानन्ति दानयज्ञक्रियाफलम् | अविज्ञाय च तत् सर्वमन्यद् रोचयते फलम्
nāntareṇānujānanti dānayajñakriyāphalam | avijñāya ca tat sarvam anyad rocayate phalam
உள்ளுணர்வு இன்றிப் மக்கள் தானம், யாகம், சடங்குக் கிரியைகளின் உண்மைப் பயனை அறியார்; அந்த முழு உண்மையை உணராமல் வேறு ஒரு ‘பலன்’தான் இனிதென விரும்புவர்।
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Rituals like charity, sacrifice, and prescribed acts yield their true ‘fruit’ only when grounded in inner understanding; without that insight, people chase and celebrate inferior, external results.
In Kapila’s discourse in the Śānti Parva, he critiques mere outward religiosity: those who do not grasp the deeper principle behind dharmic acts misunderstand their real outcome and become attached to other, lesser rewards.