Shloka 111
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
द्वयक्षरादभिसंधाय केचिच्छलोकपदाड्कितै: । शतैरन्यै: सहसैश्न प्रत्ययो मोक्षलक्षणम्,कोई “तत्त्वम्” अथवा राम, कृष्ण, विष्णु, शिव आदि दो अक्षरोंसे ही परमात्मतत्त्वका ज्ञान प्राप्त कर लेते हैं। कोई श्लोक और पदोंसे अंकित अन्य सैकड़ों तथा सहस्ों शास्त्रवाक्योंसे परमात्माके स्वरूपको जानते हैं। जैसे भी हो, बोध ही मोक्षका लक्षण है
dvayakṣarād abhisandhāya kecic chloka-padāṅkitaiḥ | śatair anyaiḥ sahasraiś ca pratyayo mokṣa-lakṣaṇam ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Some, fixing their mind on a mere two-syllabled utterance, come to know the Supreme Reality; others understand the nature of the Supreme through hundreds and even thousands of scriptural sentences, marked out in verses and words. However it is reached, true awakening—clear inner certainty—is the sign of liberation.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is characterized by pratyaya—clear, settled inner realization. The means may be brief (a two-syllabled sacred utterance) or extensive (many scriptural statements), but the decisive mark is awakening/conviction of truth.
Yudhiṣṭhira is reflecting on the ways people come to know the Supreme Reality. He contrasts concise contemplative supports with extensive scriptural study, concluding that the essential outcome is genuine realization, which is the hallmark of mokṣa.