Shloka 29
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
लोके यः सर्वभूते भ्यो ददात्यभयदक्षिणाम् | स सर्वयज्जैरीजान: प्राप्नोत्यभयदक्षिणाम्
loke yaḥ sarvabhūtebhyo dadāty abhayadakṣiṇām | sa sarvayajñair ijānaḥ prāpnoty abhayadakṣiṇām ||
图拉陀罗曰：于此世间，若有人向一切众生施与无畏之资（无畏施），便如同已行尽诸祭；而他自身亦将从四方得无畏。
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Granting fearlessness—protecting beings from harm and anxiety—is presented as a supreme ethical gift, equal in value to performing all ritual sacrifices, and it yields reciprocal security and goodwill from the world.
In Tūladhāra’s instruction on dharma, he elevates non-harming and protection of all creatures above ritualism, stating that the person who gives universal safety gains the merit of all yajñas and is himself met with safety from every direction.