Shloka 27
अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment
तेषु नित्यमसक्तश्न त्यक्तसर्वेन्द्रियक्रिय: । सुपरित्यक्तसंकल्प: सुनिर्णिक्तात्मकल्मष:
teṣu nityam asaktaḥ syan tyakta-sarvendriya-kriyaḥ | suparityakta-saṅkalpaḥ sunirṇiktātma-kalmaṣaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Bahkan ketika menjalankan kewajiban-kewajiban itu, aku akan senantiasa tanpa keterikatan. Menarik diri dari gerak semua indra, aku akan membebaskan batin dari dorongan tekad yang memaksa dan membasuh setiap noda dari diri yang terdalam.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should perform necessary duties without attachment, restrain the senses, relinquish desire-driven mental constructions (saṅkalpa), and purify the inner self—linking ethical action with inner renunciation.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction-oriented setting, Yudhiṣṭhira articulates his resolve for a disciplined life: even amid action, he aims for non-attachment, sensory withdrawal, and inner cleansing as the basis for righteous living.