Shloka 16
अध्याय ३३ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य कुशलप्रश्नाः तथा विदुरस्य योगसमाधिः
Chapter 33: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Welfare-Inquiries and Vidura’s Yogic Absorption
परापरज्ञस्त्वपरो नाभिमानादुदीरित: । अपरक्ञ: परां बुद्धि ज्ञात्वा मोहाद् विमुच्यते
parāparajñas tv aparo nābhimānād udīritaḥ | aparajñaḥ parāṃ buddhiṃ jñātvā mohād vimucyate ||
Waiśampāyana berkata: Orang yang tetap terjerat dalam gagasan “milikku” dan “milik orang lain” tak dapat melampaui keangkuhan. Namun orang yang mengenal Yang Mahatinggi—yang bukan ‘asing’ bagi siapa pun—meraih pengertian tertinggi dan terbebas dari delusi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Clinging to the duality of ‘mine’ versus ‘other’ sustains ego and pride; realizing the Supreme Self as non-exclusive (no one is truly ‘other’ to it) grants higher discernment and dissolves delusion, leading toward liberation.
In Vaiśaṃpāyana’s narration, a reflective, instruction-like statement is given: it contrasts a limited, pride-bound outlook rooted in social and personal divisions with the liberating insight that comes from knowing the Paramātman, which transcends all ‘otherness’.