Shloka 226
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
अस्ति नस्तत्त्वतो भूय इति प्राज्ञस्त्ववेक्षते । हममेंसे बहुत लोग ऐसे हैं
asti nas tattvato bhūya iti prājñas tv avekṣate |
Orang bijak merenung: “Dalam kebenaran, ada sesuatu yang lebih besar daripada diri yang kita sangka.” Banyak di antara kita bersandar pada dharma, menemukan bahagia dalam dharma, dan telah menetapkan apa yang patut dan tidak patut; namun sang arif melihat Kenyataan Tertinggi yang jauh lebih luas—hadir di mana-mana sebagai Ātman bagi semua, melampaui gambaran diri kita yang sempit.
चुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical life grounded in dharma is valuable, but the wise discern an even greater truth: beyond our limited sense of ‘who we are’ stands the supreme, all-pervading Reality (Paramātman), present as the inner Self of all. True wisdom is to see that larger Self behind and within all dharmic action.
Culādhāra is speaking in the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, shifting the focus from merely determining duties and prohibitions to contemplative insight. He emphasizes the perspective of the knower who sees the universal Self beyond individual identity and beyond even the satisfaction of living by dharma alone.