Shloka 43
तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
आगमो वेददवादास्तु तर्कशास्त्राणि चागम:,वेदमतका अनुसरण करनेवाले शास्त्र तो आगम हैं ही, तर्कशास्त्र (वेदोंके अर्थका निर्णय करनेवाले पूर्वोत्तर मीमांसा आदि) भी आगम हैं
āgamo vedavādās tu tarkaśāstrāṇi cāgamaḥ
迦毗罗说道：权威传承（阿伽摩，āgama）由依止吠陀的教说所构成；而诸般论理之学亦然——那些裁定并阐明吠陀义旨的论著，也应被视为阿伽摩。因此，启示之证言与严整的理性探究，皆被认可为理解达摩的正当依凭。
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Kapila affirms that both Vedic testimony and disciplined reasoning that interprets the Veda (tarkaśāstra, such as Mīmāṃsā) function as āgama—authoritative means for understanding dharma—so inquiry is not opposed to revelation but serves to clarify it.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, Kapila is explaining standards of valid authority: he identifies the Veda-based tradition as āgama and includes interpretive logical treatises as āgama because they help decide the Veda’s intended meaning.