Shloka 30
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
न भूतानामहिंसाया ज्यायान् धर्मोडस्ति कश्नन । यस्मान्नोद्विजते भूतं जातु किंचित् कथंचन । सो<भयं सर्वभूतेभ्य: सम्प्राप्रोति महामुने
na bhūtānām ahiṁsāyā jyāyān dharmo 'sti kaścana | yasmān nodvijate bhūtaṁ jātu kiṁcit kathaṁcana | so 'bhayaṁ sarvabhūtebhyaḥ samprāpnoti mahāmune ||
图拉陀罗曰：对众生不加伤害之不杀生（ahimsa，非暴力），无有更胜之法。大牟尼啊！若有人从不以任何方式扰动任何生灵，使其惊惧不安，则此人于一切众生之前得无畏之境；以其对众无害，故能安然立于众中。
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse declares ahiṁsā (non-injury to living beings) as the supreme dharma. A person who never causes any creature to feel fear or disturbance gains 'abhaya'—a secure, fear-free standing among all beings—because his conduct removes the very causes of hostility and retaliation.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Tūlādhar addresses a sage (mahāmune) and emphasizes an ethical hierarchy: above ritual or other duties stands non-violence. He frames it not only as a moral ideal but as a practical spiritual result—harmlessness leads to universal safety and peace.