Shloka 40
Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
सर्वान् स्विष्टकृतो देवान् विद्याद् य इह कश्नन । न समानो ब्राह्मणस्य तस्मिन् प्रयतते स्वयम्
sarvān sviṣṭakṛto devān vidyād ya iha kaścana | na samāno brāhmaṇasya tasmin prayatate svayam ||
এই লোকত যদি কোনোবাই ইষ্টসিদ্ধি দান কৰা সকলো দেৱতাকো জানি লয়, তথাপি সি ব্ৰহ্মবেত্তা ব্ৰাহ্মণৰ সমান নহয়; কিয়নো সি ত কেৱল কাম্য ফলসিদ্ধিৰ বাবেই চেষ্টা কৰে।
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Knowledge aimed at securing desired outcomes—even if it includes knowing all wish-fulfilling deities—remains inferior to Brahma-knowledge. The verse contrasts goal-oriented striving for results with the higher realization of Brahman, which transcends desire-based attainment.
In the Sanatsujātīya section of the Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs (in a philosophical discourse) on the superiority of spiritual realization over ritualistic or result-seeking religiosity, emphasizing the primacy of Brahman-realization.