Shloka 42
जनक–सुलभा संवादः
Janaka–Sulabhā Dialogue on Mokṣa and Non-attachment
भीष्म उवाच एतदुक्तं परं ब्रह्म यस्मान्नावर्तते पुनः । पज्चविंशो महाराज परमर्षिनिदर्शनात्
bhīṣma uvāca etad uktaṃ paraṃ brahma yasmān nāvartate punaḥ | pañcaviṃśo mahārāja paramarṣinidarśanāt ||
Bhishma berkata: “Inilah Brahman Tertinggi; setelah mencapainya, seseorang tidak kembali lagi. Wahai raja agung, menurut penglihatan/ajaran para resi tertinggi, inilah prinsip yang kedua puluh lima.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma identifies the Supreme Brahman as the liberating reality: attaining it ends return to repeated worldly existence. He further frames it as the ‘twenty-fifth’ principle, aligning the teaching with a tattva-based (Sāṅkhya-like) enumeration recognized by the highest sages.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhishma continues a philosophical exposition on ultimate reality and liberation, citing the authority of great seers and presenting Brahman as the final goal beyond rebirth.