Shloka 26
अव्यक्त–प्रकृति–इन्द्रियविचारः
The Unmanifest, Prakṛtis, and the Sense-Complex
विषयानश्रुते यस्तु न स भोक्ष्यत्यसंशयम् । यस्तु भोगांस्त्यजेदात्मा स वै भोक्तुं व्यवस्यति
viṣayān aśrute yas tu na sa bhokṣyaty asaṁśayam | yas tu bhogāṁs tyajed ātmā sa vai bhoktuṁ vyavasyati ||
Parāśara dit : « Celui qui ne se détourne pas des objets des sens ne goûtera, sans aucun doute, la béatitude plus haute. Mais celui qui, par une résolution intérieure, renonce aux jouissances devient véritablement apte à éprouver cette joie suprême. »
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment to sense-objects blocks the experience of higher spiritual bliss; deliberate renunciation and self-restraint make one fit to realize that supreme joy.
In a didactic passage of the Śānti Parva, the sage Parāśara instructs on the path of inner peace: turning away from sensory indulgence and cultivating renunciation as a prerequisite for realizing the highest happiness.