Shloka 1
Adhyāya 214: Tapas Redefined—Perpetual Discipline, Hospitality, and the Ethics of Eating (तपः-निरूपणम्, विघसाशी-अतिथिप्रिय-धर्मः)
अत-४_-णकात चतुर्देशाधिकद्विशततमो< ध्याय: ब्रह्मचर्य तथा वैराग्यसे मुक्ति भीष्म उवाच अत्रोपायं प्रवक्ष्यामि यथावच्छास्त्रचक्षुषा । तत्त्वज्ञानाच्चरन् राजन प्राप्तुयात्परमां गतिम्
bhīṣma uvāca | atropāyaṃ pravakṣyāmi yathāvacchāstracakṣuṣā | tattvajñānāccaran rājan prāpnuyāt paramāṃ gatim ||
Bhīṣma bersabda: Wahai Raja, kini akan kujelaskan, dengan pandangan jernih menurut śāstra, jalan yang tepat menuju pembebasan. Seseorang yang menjalankan kewajiban yang ditetapkan śāstra dengan sikap tanpa pamrih, dan hidup dalam terang pengetahuan hakiki, dapat mencapai keadaan tertinggi.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is approached by following the scriptural path: performing prescribed duties without attachment and cultivating knowledge of reality (tattva-jñāna), which together lead to the supreme goal (paramā gati).
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma addresses the king (Yudhishthira) and begins outlining the correct, scripture-grounded means to moksha, framing the discussion around disciplined conduct and true knowledge.