Shloka 22
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
धर्मेण वेदाध्ययनं वेदान्तानां तथैव च । ज्ञानार्थानां च जिज्ञासा श्रेय एतदसंशयम्
nāradā uvāca | dharmeṇa vedādhyayanaṃ vedāntānāṃ tathaiva ca | jñānārthānāṃ ca jijñāsā śreya etad asaṃśayam ||
নারদ বললেন—ধর্মভাব নিয়ে বেদের অধ্যয়ন, তদ্রূপ বেদান্তের অধ্যয়ন, এবং সত্যজ্ঞান-প্রদায়ক অর্থসমূহ সম্পর্কে জিজ্ঞাসাকে জাগ্রত রাখা—এটি নিঃসন্দেহে পরম শ্রেয়ের উপায়।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical living (dharma) should be the foundation for scriptural study; along with Vedic and Vedāntic learning, one must maintain sincere inquiry into knowledge. Such dharma-grounded study and inquiry is declared a sure means to śreyas—true and lasting welfare.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-focused setting, the sage Nārada speaks as a teacher, emphasizing the proper orientation of learning: not mere recitation, but study undertaken righteously and aimed at understanding, culminating in liberating knowledge.