Shloka 46
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
त्यक्त्वा यः प्राकृतं कर्म नित्यमात्मरतिर्मुनि: । सर्वभूतात्मभूस्तस्मात् स गच्छेदुत्तमां गतिम्
tyaktvā yaḥ prākṛtaṃ karma nityam ātmaratir muniḥ | sarvabhūtātmabhūtas tasmāt sa gacched uttamāṃ gatim ||
ビーシュマは言った。世俗の、自然の衝動に駆られた行為を捨て、常に自己に歓喜して住する観想の聖者は、あたかも万有の自己となる。ゆえに彼は最高の帰趣に至る。ここに示される倫理の要は、解脱は強迫的な世間の奔走によってではなく、内なる放下、自己への堅固な安住、そして利己を溶かす普遍的同一化によって成就するということである。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Renounce merely worldly, nature-driven action and abide steadily in the Self; through such inner absorption and universal identification (seeing oneself in all beings), one reaches the supreme goal—liberation.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira by praising the contemplative path: the sage who turns away from ordinary worldly pursuits and rests in Self-realization attains the highest state.