Shloka 24
अव्यक्तकालमान-निर्णयः
Measures of Time from the Unmanifest; Creation, Elements, and the Primacy of Mind
यस्य वाड्मनसी गुप्ते सम्यक् प्रणिहिते सदा । वेदास्तपश्च त्यागश्न स इदं सर्वमाप्तुयात्,जिसकी वाणी और मन सुरक्षित होकर सदा सब प्रकारसे परमात्मामें लगे रहते हैं, वह वेदाध्ययन, तप और त्याग--इन सबके फलको पा लेता है
yasya vāgmanasī gupte samyak praṇihite sadā | vedās tapaś ca tyāgaś ca sa idaṃ sarvam āpnuyāt ||
Celui dont la parole et l’esprit sont gardés et toujours bien dirigés, fermement établis dans le Soi suprême, obtient le fruit entier de tout cela : l’étude des Veda, l’austérité et le renoncement.
हंस उवाच
Educational Q&A
Guarded speech and a restrained, well-directed mind—steadily fixed on the Supreme—can confer the complete spiritual merit associated with Vedic study, austerity, and renunciation. The emphasis is on inner mastery as the essence behind outer practices.
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, Haṃsa speaks as a teacher, presenting a concise maxim: the disciplined governance of speech and mind, oriented toward the Highest, is itself a comprehensive spiritual accomplishment, equivalent to major religious disciplines.