Shloka 54
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
यदा न कुरुते धीर: सर्वभूतेषु पापकम् | कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा
yadā na kurute dhīraḥ sarvabhūteṣu pāpakam | karmaṇā manasā vācā brahma sampadyate tadā ||
When a steadfast and discerning person does not commit any sinful act toward any living being—whether by deed, by thought, or by speech—then he attains Brahman, the Supreme Reality.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Complete non-harm and non-sin toward all beings—maintained consistently in thought, speech, and action—is presented as the direct condition for attaining Brahman. Ethical integrity is treated as a spiritual discipline leading to liberation.
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, a Brahmin speaker delivers a concise doctrinal statement: the wise person who refrains from wrongdoing toward any creature in all three channels (mind, speech, deed) becomes established in Brahman.