Shloka 203
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
तुष्यन्ति तृप्यतो देवास्तृप्तास्तृप्तस्य जाजले । ब्रह्म सर्वस्वरूप है
tuṣyanti tṛpyato devās tṛptās tṛptasya jājale |
丘拉达罗说道：“当人心满足而安定时，诸神亦随之欢悦；当内在的知者得以圆满时，一切神圣之力亦皆圆满。噢，贾贾利！至上梵（Brahman）乃万有之形；诸天不过是其显现，而那梵在知梵的婆罗门心中熠熠而住。故当内在之梵得以满足时，诸神之众皆得满足而安息。”
चुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
True satisfaction (tṛpti) is not merely personal comfort; it is an inner spiritual fulfillment rooted in Brahman-knowledge. When the inner Self/Brahman is honored and made ‘content’ through right understanding and conduct, all divine forces are effectively honored—because the gods are expressions of that one Brahman.
In the Shānti Parva’s instruction section, Chūlādhāra addresses Jājali and teaches him a deeper principle behind ritual and devotion: rather than external appeasement alone, inner realization and contentment aligned with Brahman is what truly ‘satisfies’ the gods, since all deities are encompassed in Brahman dwelling within the knower.