Shloka 3
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
ज्ञातिवत् सर्वभूतानां सर्ववित् सर्ववेदवित् । नाकामो ग्रियते जातु न तेन न च वै द्विज:
vyāsa uvāca | jñātivat sarvabhūtānāṁ sarvavit sarvavedavit | nākāmo mriyate jātu na tena na ca vai dvijaḥ ||
Vyāsa dijo: «Quien considera a todos los seres como a su propia familia, conoce la verdad que debe conocerse, comprende la esencia de todos los Vedas y está libre de deseo—ese no muere en verdad; queda liberado para siempre del yugo del nacimiento y la muerte. Por ello no es correcto decir que tal persona no es un brāhmaṇa; antes bien, solo él es el verdadero brāhmaṇa».
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
True brāhmaṇahood is defined by inner qualities—universal kinship and compassion, knowledge of ultimate truth and the Vedas’ essence, and freedom from desire—leading to liberation beyond birth and death.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a criterion for who should be regarded as a genuine brāhmaṇa: not merely by birth or label, but by realized knowledge, compassion toward all beings, and desirelessness that culminates in mokṣa.