तृष्णाक्षय-उपदेशः
Instruction on the Cessation of Craving
शक््यं त्वेकेन युक्तेन कृतकृत्येन सर्वश: । पिण्डमात्र व्यपाश्रित्य चरितुं विजितात्मना
śakyaṁ tv ekena yuktena kṛtakṛtyena sarvaśaḥ | piṇḍamātra-vyapāśritya carituṁ vijitātmanā ||
迦毗罗说道:确乎可能有一位独行之人——修瑜伽而自律,所当作已作,降伏其心——仅凭维持色身所需的些许乞食,便可四方自在游行。此人既已搁置好争的法理辩论,又见整个世间皆为败坏无常,故不值得执取;唯有他才真正有资格依凭吠陀圣言,带着权威宣告:“解脱是存在的。”
कपिल उवाच
Only a truly disciplined renunciant—self-controlled, content with minimal sustenance, and detached from the perishable world—has the moral and spiritual authority to speak of moksha on the basis of the Veda.
In Kapila’s discourse within the Śānti Parva, he describes the qualifications of a genuine seeker: solitary wandering, yogic discipline, minimal dependence on food, and dispassion toward worldly systems and transient existence, culminating in a rightful affirmation of liberation.