Shloka 29
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
सम्भवं च विनाशं च भूतानां चेष्टितं तथा । यस्तत्त्वतो विजानाति लोके5स्मिन् मुक्त एव सः
sambhavaṃ ca vināśaṃ ca bhūtānāṃ ceṣṭitaṃ tathā | yas tattvato vijānāti loke 'smin mukta eva saḥ ||
Bhīṣma dit : Celui qui comprend en vérité la naissance et la disparition des êtres, et de même leurs manières d’agir et de se conduire en ce monde—celui-là est déjà délivré ici même. L’enseignement montre que la liberté naît d’une claire vision de la nature de l’existence, plutôt que de simples rites ou d’un statut.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is attributed to clear, reality-based understanding: one who knows the true nature of beings—their arising, dissolution, and patterns of action—attains freedom here and now. The verse emphasizes insight (tattvataḥ-jñāna) as the decisive factor in moksha.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on dharma and the highest good. Here he frames a contemplative teaching: discerning the life-cycle and conduct of beings leads to inner release, aligning ethical life with wisdom about impermanence and causality.