Shloka 29
Śānti-parva 206: Guṇa-hetu Moha, Kāma-krodha Chain, Indriya-utpatti, and Nirodha
सर्वैरय॑ चेन्द्रियै: सम्प्रयुक्तो देहं प्राप्त: पठडचभूताश्रय: स्यात् । नासामर्थ्याद् गच्छति कर्मणेह हीनस्तेन परमेणाव्ययेन
sarvair eva indriyaiḥ samprayukto dehaṁ prāptaḥ pañcabhūtāśrayaḥ syāt | nāsāmarthyād gacchati karmaṇeha hīnas tena parameṇāvyayena ||
Bhishma dit : Lorsque l’être incarné est pleinement pourvu de tous les sens, il vient habiter un corps fondé sur les cinq grands éléments. Mais, faute de la capacité intérieure requise—telle la puissance née de la connaissance vraie et d’une adoration disciplinée—il n’atteint pas le Suprême par la seule action rituelle en ce monde. Ainsi demeure-t-il privé de cette Réalité suprême et impérissable.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Embodiment arises with the senses operating in a body grounded in the five elements, but mere performance of action (karma), without the inner power of knowledge and spiritual discipline (upāsanā), does not lead to the Supreme; thus one remains separated from the imperishable Reality.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira by explaining the limits of ritual/action when unaccompanied by inner realization, framing a path where karma must be supported by knowledge and contemplative devotion.