Shloka 46
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
निराशीर्निर्गुण: शान्तो निरासक्तो निराश्रय: । आत्मसज्जी च तत्त्वज्ञो मुच्यते नात्र संशय:,जो निष्काम, निर्गुण, शान्त, अनासक्त, निराश्रय, आत्मपरायण और तत्त्वका ज्ञाता होता है, वह मुक्त हो जाता है, इसमें संशय नहीं है इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्वमेधिके पर्वणि अनुगीतापर्वणि गुरुशिष्यसंवादे षट्चत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:
nirāśīr nirguṇaḥ śānto nirāsakto nirāśrayaḥ | ātmasajjī ca tattvajño mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||
Dijo Vāyu-deva: «Quien está libre de anhelo, más allá del juego de los guṇas, sereno en su interior, desapegado, sin dependencia de apoyos externos, firmemente entregado al Sí mismo y conocedor de la realidad, ése queda liberado; de ello no hay duda».
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is presented as the fruit of inner renunciation and Self-knowledge: freedom from desire for results, transcendence of the guṇas, tranquility, non-attachment, non-dependence on external supports, absorption in the ātman, and clear knowledge of tattva.
Within the Anugītā section of the Aśvamedhika Parva, Vāyu-deva speaks in a guru–śiṣya style discourse, summarizing the marks of a liberated person and affirming confidently that such qualities culminate in mokṣa.