Shloka 20
हेतुमच्छक्यमाख्यातुमेतावज्ज्ञानचक्षुषा । प्रत्याहारेण वा शक््यमक्षरं ब्रह्म वेदितुम्ू,ज्ञानमयी दृष्टि रखनेवाले महापुरुष ही ब्रह्मके विषयमें युक्तिसंगत बात कह सकते हैं अथवा मन और इन्द्रियोंको विषयोंकी ओरसे हटाकर एकाग्रचित्त हो चिन्तन करनेसे भी ब्रह्मका साक्षात्कार हो सकता है
hetumac chakyam ākhyātum etāvaj jñānacakṣuṣā | pratyāhāreṇa vā śakyam akṣaraṁ brahma veditum ||
Dijo Bhishma: «Sólo quien posee el ojo del verdadero conocimiento puede explicar, de manera razonada, hasta este punto acerca de lo Supremo. Con todo, el Brahman imperecedero también puede realizarse mediante pratyāhāra: retirando la mente y los sentidos de sus objetos y contemplando con atención unificada».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Brahman is best spoken of with disciplined, insight-based reasoning (jñānacakṣus), but it is ultimately realized through inner practice—especially pratyāhāra, the withdrawal of mind and senses leading to concentrated contemplation and direct knowledge of the Imperishable.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on liberation and higher knowledge, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira by describing who is qualified to speak about Brahman and indicating a practical yogic means—sense-withdrawal and focused meditation—for realizing it.