Shloka 16
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
यदा न कुरुते भावं सर्वभूतेषु पापकम् । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रद्म सम्पद्यते तदा,जब समस्त प्राणियोंके प्रति मन, वाणी और क्रियाद्वारा भी बुरे भाव नहीं होते हैं तब मनुष्य ब्रह्मभावको प्राप्त होता है
yadā na kurute bhāvaṃ sarvabhūteṣu pāpakam | karmaṇā manasā vācā brahma sampadyate tadā ||
Sinabi ni Tulādhāra: Kapag ang isang tao ay hindi nagtataglay ng anumang mapanakit o makasalanang hangarin laban sa alinmang nilalang—sa gawa, sa isip, o sa salita—kung gayon nararating niya ang kalagayan ng Brahman, ang pinakamataas na antas espirituwal na nakaugat sa di-panliligalig at sa kadalisayan ng kalooban.
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that true spiritual attainment (Brahman-state) depends on complete non-harm and purity across all three channels—deed (karma), thought (manas), and speech (vāc). Not merely refraining from violence outwardly, but eliminating harmful intent toward any being is presented as the decisive ethical-spiritual criterion.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Tulādhāra is giving a dharma-teaching that emphasizes inner disposition over external status. He defines a practical mark of highest realization: the absence of pāpaka-bhāva (harmful/sinful intent) toward all beings in action, mind, and speech.