Shloka 112
नायं लोको<स्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मन: । ऊचुर्ज्ञनिविदो वृद्धा: प्रत्ययो मोक्षलक्षणम्,जिसके मनमें संशय भरा हुआ है, उसके लिये न यह लोक है न परलोक है और न सुख ही है। 'ज्ञान ही मोक्षका लक्षण है'--यह वृद्ध, ज्ञानी पुरुषोंका कथन है
nāyaṁ loko 'sti na paro na sukhaṁ saṁśayātmanaḥ | ūcur jñānanivido vṛddhāḥ pratyayo mokṣalakṣaṇam ||
For one whose mind is filled with doubt, neither this world nor the next truly yields fruit, nor does happiness arise. The aged and wise—those who have turned away from mere worldly knowing—declare that firm inner certainty is the mark of liberation.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Doubt corrodes both worldly well-being and spiritual progress; liberation is marked not by restless questioning alone but by pratyaya—settled inner conviction born of true insight.
Yudhiṣṭhira voices a reflective maxim within the Vana Parva context, citing the testimony of elders and wise renunciant-minded teachers to emphasize that a doubt-filled mind cannot attain happiness here or hereafter, and that firm certainty is the sign of mokṣa.