Shloka 21
परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269
वे अपने-अपने कर्मोसे ही परिपुष्ट थे। उनकी तपस्या घोर रूप धारण कर चुकी थी। वे आश्चर्यजनक सदाचारका पालन करते थे और उसका उन्हें पुरातन, शाश्वत एवं अविनाशी ब्रह्मरूप फल प्राप्त होता था ।।
te sva-sva-karmabhir eva paripuṣṭāḥ; teṣāṁ tapasā ghora-rūpaṁ dhṛtam; te āścaryaṁ sad-ācāraṁ caranti sma, yasya tebhyaḥ purātanaṁ śāśvataṁ cāvināśi brahma-rūpaṁ phalaṁ prāpyate. dharmeṣu yat kiñcid sūkṣmatā, tām anuṣṭhātuṁ bahavo ’śaknuvanti. vastutaḥ vedokta ācāro dharmaś ca nirāpadaḥ; na tatra pramādo ’sti na ca parābhavaḥ.
迦毗罗说道：“他们各自以本分之业（dharma）自养自强；其苦行已臻可畏之烈。彼等奉行那令人惊异的善行戒律，由此获得古老、恒常、不坏之果——即梵（Brahman）本身。然而，法（dharma）之中所含的微妙处，许多人却无力付诸实行。诚然，吠陀所教之行与法，远离险难：其中既无怠惰，亦无败北。”
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma has subtle nuances that many fail to practice; however, Veda-grounded conduct is portrayed as a secure path—free from negligence and leading ultimately to the imperishable fruit of Brahman when pursued with disciplined austerity and good conduct.
Kapila is describing exemplary practitioners who are strengthened by their own duties and intense tapas, whose steadfast sadācāra yields Brahman as the highest result; he then contrasts this ideal with the common difficulty people face in grasping and enacting dharma’s subtle points, affirming the reliability of Vedic dharma.