Shloka 30
ध्यानयोगवर्णनम्
Description of the Path of Meditation
चित्तस्य हि प्रसादेन हित्वा कर्म शुभाशुभम् । प्रसन्नात्मा55त्मनि स्थित्वा सुखमानन्त्यमश्लुते
cittasya hi prasādena hitvā karma śubhāśubham | prasannātmā ātmani sthitvā sukham ānantyam aśnute ||
Bharadvāja dit : «Lorsque l’esprit devient limpide et paisible, on renonce à l’attachement aux actes dits “bons” ou “mauvais”. L’âme intérieure apaisée, on demeure établi dans le Soi (Ātman), et l’on goûte alors la félicité sans fin, au-delà des comptes moraux ordinaires et des résultats du monde».
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mental clarity (citta-prasāda) enables detachment from identification with ‘good’ and ‘bad’ actions as result-producing labels. Established in the Self, one experiences limitless bliss—suggesting liberation is grounded in inner purification and Self-abidance rather than in moral bookkeeping alone.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Bharadvāja speaks as a teacher, describing the inner transformation of a seeker: the mind becomes serene, attachment to auspicious/inauspicious karma is relinquished, and the person rests in the Self, tasting infinite happiness.