Shloka 29
महाभूत–इन्द्रिय–मनस्–बुद्धि–अन्तरात्मा विवेकः | Discrimination of Elements, Senses, Mind, Intellect, and Inner Self
सुशीलवृत्तो व्यपनीतकल्मषो न चेह नामुत्र च कर्तुमीहते । अरोषमोहो गतसंधिविग्रहो भवेदुदासीनवदात्मविन्नर:
suśīlavṛtto vyapanītakalmaṣo na ceha nāmutra ca kartum īhate | aroṣamoho gatasandhivigraho bhaved udāsīnavad ātmavinnaraḥ ||
Wiyasa bersabda: Orang yang berperilaku mulia, yang noda batinnya telah tersingkir, tidak berupaya ‘mencipta’ atau ‘mengamankan’ apa pun, baik di dunia ini maupun di dunia sana. Bebas dari amarah dan delusi, melampaui dualitas kawan dan lawan, sang pengenal Diri hidup seakan tak berpihak—teguh, tanpa keterikatan, dan puas di dalam.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the Self-knower, purified in conduct and mind, abandons result-driven striving for worldly or otherworldly gains, and remains free from anger and delusion. Such a person transcends partisan dualities (friend vs. foe, alliance vs. conflict) and abides in steady, detached equanimity.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation-oriented conduct, Vyāsa describes the marks of an ātma-vit (knower of the Self): moral purity, freedom from reactive emotions, and a stance of neutrality toward social-political oppositions, indicating a contemplative ideal within the post-war teaching context.