Shloka 37
कपिल–स्यूमरश्मि संवादः
Kapila and Syūmaraśmi on Renunciation, Householder Support, and Epistemic Authority
ये च च्छिन्दन्ति वृषणान् ये च भिन्दन्ति नस्तकान् | वहन्ति महतो भारान् बध्नन्ति दमयन्ति च
ye ca cchindanti vṛṣaṇān ye ca bhindanti nastakān | vahanti mahato bhārān badhnanti damayanti ca ||
图拉达拉说道：“那些阉割公牛、穿刺其鼻、令其负重、捆缚并驯服以强迫劳作的人，你为何不谴责他们？同样，那些杀害并食用无数生灵的人，以及那些身为人却奴役他人、享用他人劳作之果的人——为何不成为你责难的对象？”
तुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Tulādhāra presses for moral consistency: if one condemns certain forms of harm, one must also recognize and condemn socially normalized harms—cruelty to animals through mutilation and forced labor, killing for food, and human exploitation through enslavement and appropriation of others’ labor.
In the Tulādhāra episode of Śānti Parva, Tulādhāra responds to a moral critic by pointing to everyday, accepted practices of violence and domination. He challenges selective outrage and redirects the discussion toward a broader, more impartial standard of dharma grounded in non-injury and fairness.