Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification
तथा हि बुद्धियुक्तानां शाश्रृतं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् । अन्विच्छतां शुभं कर्म नराणां त्यजतां सुखम्
tathā hi buddhiyuktānāṃ śāśvataṃ brahmavādinām | anvicchatāṃ śubhaṃ karma narāṇāṃ tyajatāṃ sukham ||
নিশ্চয়ই সমবুদ্ধিসম্পন্ন ব্রহ্মবক্তা ঋষিসকল—যিসকলে শুভ কৰ্ম অনুসন্ধান কৰি অনুশীলন কৰে, কিন্তু তাৰ পৰা ব্যক্তিগত সুখলাভৰ আকাঙ্ক্ষা ত্যাগ কৰে—তেওঁলোকেই শাশ্বত পদ লাভ কৰে।
पराशर उवाच
Perform wholesome (śubha) action with a disciplined, balanced intellect, while renouncing the craving for personal pleasure as the reward; such fruitless, equanimous action leads to the eternal goal.
Parāśara is instructing his listener in a didactic passage of the Śānti Parva, explaining the conduct of brahmavādins: they continue to pursue auspicious duties but abandon attachment to सुख (personal enjoyment), thereby attaining the eternal state.