Shloka 14
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
यथा वृद्धातुरकृशा निःस्पृहा विषयान् प्रति | तथार्थकामभोगेषु ममापि विगता स्पृहा
yathā vṛddhāturakṛśā niḥspṛhā viṣayān prati | tathārthakāmabhogeṣu mamāpi vigatā spṛhā ||
图拉达拉说道：“正如年迈、病弱、枯瘦之人对诸欲境不复贪求；我心中对财富、欲望以及随之而来的享乐之渴亦已尽皆消散。”
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
True ethical steadiness is supported by vairāgya (detachment): when craving for wealth, desire, and sensory enjoyment fades, the mind becomes fit for dharma and clear discernment.
In Śānti Parva’s discourse, Tulādhāra speaks about inner freedom. Here he describes his own state: like an old, ill, weakened person who naturally lacks appetite for pleasures, he too has become free from longing for artha (wealth), kāma (desire), and bhoga (enjoyment).