Shloka 26
अव्यक्त–प्रकृति–इन्द्रियविचारः
The Unmanifest, Prakṛtis, and the Sense-Complex
विषयानश्रुते यस्तु न स भोक्ष्यत्यसंशयम् । यस्तु भोगांस्त्यजेदात्मा स वै भोक्तुं व्यवस्यति
viṣayān aśrute yas tu na sa bhokṣyaty asaṁśayam | yas tu bhogāṁs tyajed ātmā sa vai bhoktuṁ vyavasyati ||
যে ব্যক্তি বিষয়ভোগ থেকে বিমুখ হয় না, সে নিঃসন্দেহে পরম আনন্দের আস্বাদ পাবে না; কিন্তু যে আত্মসংকল্পে ভোগ ত্যাগ করে, সে-ই সেই সর্বোচ্চ সুখ অনুভবের যোগ্য হয়।
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment to sense-objects blocks the experience of higher spiritual bliss; deliberate renunciation and self-restraint make one fit to realize that supreme joy.
In a didactic passage of the Śānti Parva, the sage Parāśara instructs on the path of inner peace: turning away from sensory indulgence and cultivating renunciation as a prerequisite for realizing the highest happiness.