Shloka 8
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
प्रजनाद्यभिनिर्वत्ता: सर्वे प्राणभृतो जना: । प्रजनं चाप्युतान्यत्र न कथंचन विद्यते
prajānādy-abhinirvṛttāḥ sarve prāṇabhṛto janāḥ | prajanaṃ cāpy utānyatra na kathaṃcana vidyate ||
Sinabi ni Kapila: Ang lahat ng nilalang na may hininga ay nagmumula sa pag-aanak, at mula pa sa simula ng kanilang lahi ay nararanasan na ang mga kasiyahang kaugnay ng supling. Ngunit ang paglikha ng anak ay hindi tunay na natatamo sa ibang paraan; ito’y nararapat at natitiyak lamang sa pamumuhay ng maybahay.
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kapila emphasizes that procreation is the natural source of living lineages, and that the proper, dharmic means for begetting offspring is the gṛhastha (householder) āśrama rather than other modes of life.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Kapila is presenting a doctrinal point about āśrama-dharma: he links the continuation of beings through offspring with the ethical-social role of household life.