Shloka 14
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
शड्कमाना: फल यज्ञे ये यजेरन् कथंचन । जायन्ते5डसाधवो धूर्ता लुब्धा वित्तप्रयोजना:
śaṅkamānāḥ phala-yajñe ye yajeran kathaṃcana | jāyante ’sādhavo dhūrtā lubdhā vitta-prayojanāḥ ||
丘罗陀罗说道：“若有人怀疑祭祀是否有果，却仍以某种方式从事祭仪，只因贪图所得，此人便趋于不义——狡黠、贪婪，以财利为归。此教诫斥责带着疑心与私欲而行的仪式，推崇清净之意乐胜于徒具外相的施作。”
चुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual action is judged by intention: performing sacrifice while doubting its value and aiming at personal gain leads to moral decline—greed, deceit, and unrighteousness—whereas purity of motive is central to dharma.
In Chulādhāra’s instruction, he critiques a class of sacrificers who participate in yajña with inner skepticism and a wealth-seeking agenda, contrasting them implicitly with those who act without fixation on results.