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
Sinabi ni Kapila: Kung walang panloob na pag-unawa, hindi tunay na nakikilala ng mga tao ang bunga ng pagbibigay, paghahandog, at mga gawaing ritwal. At kapag hindi nila naunawaan ang kabuuang katotohanang iyon, mas pinipili nila ang ibang “bunga,” na napagkakamalang ang mumunting panlabas na pakinabang ang siyang tunay na kinalabasan.
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.