Shloka 5
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
व्यास उवाच नान्यत्र विद्यातपसोनन्यत्रेन्द्रियनिग्रहात् । नान्यत्र सर्वसंत्यागात् सिद्धि विन्दति कश्नन
vyāsa uvāca | nānyatra vidyā-tapaso nānyatrendriya-nigrahāt | nānyatra sarva-saṃtyāgāt siddhiṃ vindati kaścana ||
Vyāsa said: “My child, no one attains true accomplishment by any means other than learning joined with austerity, the restraint of the senses, and the complete renunciation of possessiveness. Without these disciplines, success—especially the success that purifies and liberates—does not arise.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Lasting attainment (siddhi) is grounded in four supports: knowledge (vidyā), disciplined austerity (tapas), restraint of the senses (indriya-nigraha), and complete renunciation of attachment/possessiveness (sarva-saṃtyāga). Vyāsa denies that any alternative shortcut can replace these.
Within the instruction-heavy Shānti Parva, Vyāsa delivers a direct ethical-spiritual maxim to the listener, emphasizing inner discipline and renunciation as prerequisites for genuine success and spiritual fulfillment.