Shloka 27

जनक–सुलभा संवादः

Janaka–Sulabhā Dialogue on Mokṣa and Non-attachment

Devanagari script

वह यह जीवात्मा पूर्वोक्त प्रकारसे ही मुक्त हो सकता है, अन्यथा नहीं। यही विद्वानोंका निश्चय है। यह दूसरेसे मिलकर उसीका समानधर्मी हो जाता है ।। विशुद्धधर्मा शुद्धेन बुद्धेन च स बुद्धिमान । विमुक्तधर्मा मुक्तेन समेत्य पुरुषर्षभ

Transliteration

viśuddhadharmā śuddhena buddhena ca sa buddhimān | vimuktadharmā muktena sametya puruṣarṣabha ||

Translation

Vasiṣṭha said: O bull among men, this wise self, whose conduct is purified, becomes akin in nature to the pure and awakened one with whom it associates. Likewise, one whose disposition is freed becomes united with the liberated; thus liberation is attained in the manner already described, and not otherwise—this is the settled conclusion of the learned.

Word by Word

विशुद्धधर्माone whose dharma is completely pure

शुद्धेनwith/by the pure (one)

बुद्धेनwith/by the awakened/wise (one)

चand

सःhe

बुद्धिमान्intelligent, wise

विमुक्तधर्माone whose dharma is liberated/free (from bonds)

मुक्तेनwith/by the liberated (one)

समेत्यhaving met, having come together with

पुरुषर्षभO bull among men (best of men)

Speaker

वसिष्ठ उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vasiṣṭha

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Liberation is achieved only through the previously stated discipline: purification of one’s nature and association with the pure and awakened. By meeting and aligning with the liberated, one becomes similar in disposition and moves toward freedom; this is presented as the firm conclusion of the learned.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vasiṣṭha instructs his listener (addressed as ‘puruṣarṣabha’) within the Śānti Parva’s mokṣa-oriented discourse, emphasizing that the jīva’s transformation depends on purity and the company of the wise/liberated, not on any alternative route.