Shloka 13
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
यथान्धबधिरोन्मत्ता उच्छवासपरमा: सदा । देवैरपिहितद्वारा: सोपमा पश्यतो मम
yathāndhabadhironmattā ucchvāsaparamāḥ sadā | devair apihitadvārāḥ sopamā paśyato mama ||
图拉达拉说道：“正如盲者、聋者与癫狂之人——其眼、耳等知觉之门为诸天所闭——恒常只余呼吸之行；我虽为能见者，其境况亦复如是。也就是说：虽见而不‘见’，虽闻而不‘闻’，不令其心驰逐诸境；我安住为见证者，仅维持吸与呼这最单纯的活动。”
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches inner detachment and mastery over the senses: the wise person remains a mere witness (sākṣin), not appropriating sensory experience as ‘I see/I hear,’ and not letting the mind chase objects—living with minimal, necessary activity, symbolized by simple breathing.
Tulādhāra describes his own spiritual state to his interlocutor: although he appears to function normally, he claims to be like one whose sense-gates are closed—engaging the world without inner grasping, maintaining equanimity and non-involvement while continuing basic life-functions.