Shloka 7
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
कामबन्धनमेवैकं॑ नान्यदस्तीह बन्धनम् । कामबन्धनमुक्तो हि ब्रह्मुभूयाय कल्पते
kāmabandhanam evaikaṁ nānyad astīha bandhanam | kāmabandhanamukto hi brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||
Vyāsa déclare : En ce monde, la seule véritable servitude est le désir lui-même ; il n’est point d’autre chaîne. Celui qui se délivre des entraves du désir devient apte à atteindre l’état de Brahman, demeurant dans la liberté spirituelle et la paix suprême.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire (kāma) is presented as the fundamental cause of bondage; when desire is relinquished, one becomes qualified for brahmabhāva—abidance in Brahman—signifying liberation and inner freedom.
In the instruction-oriented setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a concise doctrinal point: worldly entanglement is rooted in desire, and release from desire is the gateway to the highest spiritual state.