Shloka 18
कपिलगोसंवादे गृहस्थ-त्यागधर्मयोः प्रमाण्यविचारः
Kapila–Cow Dialogue: Authority of Householder and Renunciant Dharmas
अथ तसस््य जटा: क्लिन्ना बभूवु्ग्रथिता: प्रभो । अरण्यगमनान्नित्यं मलिनो5मलसंयुत:
atha tasya jaṭāḥ klinnā babhūvur grathitāḥ prabho | araṇyagamanān nityaṁ malino 'malasaṁyutaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，由于他的头发常常湿润，便纠结缠绕，结成了发绺（jaṭā）。又因他恒常居住并徘徊于森林之中，身躯沾满尘垢；然而他的内在却得以净化，远离一切污秽。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
External austerity and hardship may leave the body unkempt, but true spiritual progress is measured by inner purification—becoming 'amala' (stainless) in mind and character despite outward conditions.
Bhishma describes an ascetic-like figure whose constant forest life and perpetual dampness have made his hair form matted locks and his body become dirty, while emphasizing that inwardly he has grown pure.