Shloka 30
ध्यानयोगवर्णनम्
Description of the Path of Meditation
चित्तस्य हि प्रसादेन हित्वा कर्म शुभाशुभम् । प्रसन्नात्मा55त्मनि स्थित्वा सुखमानन्त्यमश्लुते,चित्त शुद्ध होनेपर वह शुभाशुभ कर्मोंसे अपना सम्बन्ध हटाकर प्रसन्नचित्त हो आत्मस्वरूपमें स्थित हो जाता है और अनन्त आनन्दका अनुभव करने लगता है
cittasya hi prasādena hitvā karma śubhāśubham | prasannātmā ātmani sthitvā sukham ānantyam aśnute ||
Bharadvāja said: “When the mind becomes clear and serene, one abandons attachment to actions deemed ‘good’ or ‘bad’. With the inner self made tranquil, one abides established in the Self, and thereby tastes the endless happiness that is beyond ordinary moral accounting and worldly results.”
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mental clarity (citta-prasāda) enables detachment from identification with ‘good’ and ‘bad’ actions as result-producing labels. Established in the Self, one experiences limitless bliss—suggesting liberation is grounded in inner purification and Self-abidance rather than in moral bookkeeping alone.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Bharadvāja speaks as a teacher, describing the inner transformation of a seeker: the mind becomes serene, attachment to auspicious/inauspicious karma is relinquished, and the person rests in the Self, tasting infinite happiness.