Shloka 6
अध्याय ३३ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य कुशलप्रश्नाः तथा विदुरस्य योगसमाधिः
Chapter 33: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Welfare-Inquiries and Vidura’s Yogic Absorption
अनायासकृतं कर्म सत्य: श्रेष्ठ फलागम: । आत्मा चैशि: समायुक्त: सुखदुःखमुपाश्षुते
anāyāsakṛtaṃ karma satyaḥ śreṣṭha-phalāgamaḥ | ātmā ca īśiḥ samāyuktaḥ sukha-duḥkham upāśnute ||
“Perbuatan yang dilakukan tanpa ketegangan dan tanpa keakuan sebagai pelaku menghasilkan buah yang benar dan luhur—yang menuntun menuju pembebasan. Namun sang diri yang terikat oleh rasa ‘akulah pelaku’ mengalami silih bergantinya suka dan duka.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts two modes of action: (1) action done without strain and without the ego of doership, which yields a ‘true’ and ‘superior’ fruit conducive to liberation; and (2) action done with possessive doership and self-assertive effort, which binds the self to the cycle of experiencing pleasure and pain as karmic results.
Vaiśampāyana continues a reflective, instruction-like passage in the Āśramavāsika context, emphasizing inner renunciation: the moral psychology of action, the bondage created by ‘I am the doer,’ and the freedom that comes from acting without egoistic appropriation.