Shloka 16
अध्याय ३३ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य कुशलप्रश्नाः तथा विदुरस्य योगसमाधिः
Chapter 33: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Welfare-Inquiries and Vidura’s Yogic Absorption
परापरज्ञस्त्वपरो नाभिमानादुदीरित: । अपरक्ञ: परां बुद्धि ज्ञात्वा मोहाद् विमुच्यते
parāparajñas tv aparo nābhimānād udīritaḥ | aparajñaḥ parāṃ buddhiṃ jñātvā mohād vimucyate ||
Vaiśampāyana dit : Celui qui demeure empêtré dans les notions de « mien » et « autre » ne peut s’élever au-delà de l’orgueil. Mais l’homme qui connaît le Suprême—qui n’est « autre » pour personne—atteint l’intelligence la plus haute et se délivre de l’illusion.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Clinging to the duality of ‘mine’ versus ‘other’ sustains ego and pride; realizing the Supreme Self as non-exclusive (no one is truly ‘other’ to it) grants higher discernment and dissolves delusion, leading toward liberation.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, a reflective, instruction-like statement is given: it contrasts a limited, pride-bound outlook rooted in social and personal divisions with the liberating insight that comes from knowing the Paramātman, which transcends all ‘otherness’.