Shloka 24
Adhyāya 249 — Mṛtyu-prādurbhāvaḥ (The Manifestation of Death) / Restraint of Tejas and Ordered Saṃhāra
यथा मतानि सर्वाणि तथैतानि यथा तथा । कथितानि मया पुत्र भवन्ति न भवन्ति च
yathā matāni sarvāṇi tathaitāni yathā tathā | kathitāni mayā putra bhavanti na bhavanti ca ||
Vyāsa dit : «Telles que sont les diverses doctrines, telles je les ai exposées—exactement comme elles sont, chacune selon sa manière, mon fils. Ceux qui vivent conformément à ces enseignements atteignent l’accomplissement (la délivrance) ; ceux qui ne le font pas ne l’atteignent pas.»
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vyāsa emphasizes faithful transmission of diverse philosophical positions and asserts a practical criterion: those who follow the taught path attain the intended spiritual result (such as liberation), while those who do not follow it fail to attain that result.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa addresses his ‘son’ and concludes or summarizes an exposition of multiple viewpoints, stating that he has presented them as they are and linking adherence to attainment.