Shloka 12
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
इति मां त्वं विजानीहि सर्वलोकस्य जाजले । सम॑ मतिमतां श्रेष्ठ समलोष्टाश्मकाञज्चनम्,बुद्धिमानोंमें श्रेष्ठ जाजले! इस प्रकार तुम मुझे सब लोगोंके प्रति समता रखनेवाला और मिट्टीके ढेले, पत्थर तथा सुवर्णको समान समझनेवाला जानो
iti māṃ tvaṃ vijānīhi sarvalokasya jājale | samaṃ matimatāṃ śreṣṭha samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanam ||
اے جاجلی! مجھے یوں سمجھو کہ میں سب جانداروں کے ساتھ یکساں نظر رکھتا ہوں۔ اے داناؤں میں افضل! میرے نزدیک مٹی کا ڈھیلا، پتھر اور سونا سب برابر ہیں۔
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tulādhāra defines true ethical steadiness as impartiality toward all and freedom from value-judgments based on material worth—treating earth, stone, and gold alike. This points to inner detachment and equal-mindedness as marks of genuine wisdom.
In the Tulādhāra–Jājali discourse of Śānti Parva, Tulādhāra addresses the ascetic Jājali and describes his own disposition: he claims an even attitude toward all people and a non-attached view of objects commonly prized or despised, illustrating the dharmic ideal of equanimity.