Shloka 10
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
स कामकान्तो न तु कामकामः: स वै कामात् स्वर्गमुपैति देही
sa kāmakānto na tu kāmakāmaḥ | sa vai kāmāt svargamupaiti dehī |
Vyāsa explica que el hombre de sabiduría firme resulta atractivo para quienes están movidos por el deseo, pero él mismo no persigue los goces de los sentidos. En cambio, el ser encarnado que se identifica con el cuerpo y anhela placeres es arrastrado por sus deseos hacia sus frutos: alcanza el cielo como recompensa de actos impulsados por el deseo, y no la liberación nacida de la libertad interior.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A steady-minded person may be admired by the desire-driven, but he does not pursue pleasures; the body-identified pleasure-seeker, acting from desire, attains heaven as a karmic result—still within the cycle of results—rather than the freedom that comes from desirelessness.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on conduct and inner discipline, Vyāsa contrasts two orientations: the wise, self-controlled person versus the embodied person ruled by craving, explaining the different destinations produced by their motivations.