Shloka 30
बलीन्द्रसंवादः — Kāla, Anityatā, and the Limits of Agency
Mahābhārata 12.217
एवमेकायन धर्ममाहुर्वेदविदो जना: । यथाज्ञानमुपासन्त: सर्वे यान्ति परां गतिम्,वेदके ज्ञाता विद्वान् पुरुषोंने इस प्रकार एकमात्र ब्रह्मकी प्राप्ति करानेवाले साधनरूप धर्मका वर्णन किया है। अपने-अपने ज्ञानके अनुसार उपासना करनेवाले सभी साधक परम गतिको प्राप्त होते हैं
evam ekāyana-dharmam āhur veda-vido janāḥ | yathā-jñānam upāsantaḥ sarve yānti parāṃ gatim ||
Thus do those who know the Veda describe the ‘one-way’ dharma—the discipline that leads to the single highest goal. Practising worship and contemplation according to their own measure of understanding, all seekers attain the supreme state.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that the Veda-knowers affirm an ‘ekāyana’ (single-aim) dharma: sincere spiritual practice, even when shaped by differing levels of understanding, can lead all aspirants to the supreme goal.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues his counsel by citing the testimony of Vedic authorities: diverse modes of upāsanā, when aligned to one’s capacity and knowledge, culminate in the highest attainment.