Shloka 11
Adhyātma-krama: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman Hierarchy and Citta-Prasāda (आध्यात्मक्रमः)
तदुक्तं वेदवादेषु गहनं वेददर्शिभि: । वेदान्तेषु पुनर्व्यक्ते कर्मयोगेन लक्ष्यते
tad uktaṃ vedavādeṣu gahanaṃ vedadarśibhiḥ | vedānteṣu punar vyakte karmayogena lakṣyate ||
Vyāsa dit : Cette Réalité a été évoquée dans les parties védiques consacrées au rite, mais d’une manière cachée et d’une profondeur telle que même des voyants instruits dans le Veda peuvent ne pas la reconnaître. Pourtant, dans le Vedānta, elle est de nouveau enseignée avec clarté ; et par la discipline de l’action désintéressée (karma-yoga), on peut en faire l’expérience directe.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The highest Reality (Brahman) is only indirectly and obscurely indicated in ritual-focused Vedic passages, but is explicitly taught in Vedānta; nevertheless, it is not merely intellectual—Brahman is to be realized, and karma-yoga (desireless, duty-based action) is presented as a practical means to that realization.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Vyāsa explains how different layers of Vedic scripture present the ultimate truth: ritual sections veil it in profundity, while Vedānta clarifies it, and he emphasizes an ethical-spiritual path—karma-yoga—as the bridge from teaching to direct experience.