Shloka 29
बलीन्द्रसंवादः — Kāla, Anityatā, and the Limits of Agency
Mahābhārata 12.217
मर्त्यलोकाद् विमुच्यन्ते विद्यासंसक्तचेतस: । ब्रह्म भूता विरजसस्ततो यान्ति परां गतिम्
martyalokād vimucyante vidyāsaṁsaktacetasaḥ | brahmabhūtā virajasas tato yānti parāṁ gatim ||
Bhīṣma dit : Ceux dont l’esprit est fermement absorbé dans les moyens de la vraie connaissance sont délivrés des liens du monde mortel. Devenus sans tache—libres de la poussière de la passion—et établis en Brahman, ils atteignent alors la destination suprême.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is attained by those whose minds are steadily absorbed in the pursuit and practice of liberating knowledge (vidyā). Such seekers become free from rajas (passionate agitation), abide in Brahman, and reach the supreme goal (parā gati).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on the path beyond worldly bondage. Here he summarizes the fruit of knowledge-oriented discipline: release from mortal existence and attainment of the highest state.