Shloka 31
नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व
न हिनस्ति नारभते नाभिद्रह्म॒ति किंचन । यज्ञो यष्टव्य इत्येव यो यजत्यफलेप्सया
na hinasti nārabhate nābhidrahmati kiñcana | yajño yaṣṭavya ityeva yo yajaty aphalepṣayā ||
Sabi ni Kapila: Ang sinumang nagsasagawa ng yajña dahil ito’y nararapat gawin—na walang pagnanasa sa gantimpala—ay hindi gumagawa ng karahasan, hindi nagtataglay ng poot kaninuman, at ni hindi man lamang nagsisimula ng anumang gawain mula sa pag-iral ng sariling-ako. Ang ganitong ritwal na tungkulin at walang pagnanasa ay nagiging disiplina ng asal, hindi sasakyan ng pinsala o pagmamataas.
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Perform obligatory acts (like yajña) without desire for personal gain. When action is grounded in duty rather than reward or ego, it avoids violence, hostility, and pride-driven initiative.
In the Śānti Parva’s philosophical instruction, Kapila is explaining how desireless performance of prescribed duty transforms ritual action into a non-harming, non-hostile ethical practice.