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 জগতে কেউ যদি ইষ্টসিদ্ধি দানকারী সকল দেবতাকেও জেনে ফেলে, তবু সে ব্রহ্মজ্ঞ ব্রাহ্মণের সমান নয়; কারণ সে তো কেবল কাম্য ফল লাভের জন্যই সাধনা করে।
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.