Shloka 61
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
य: करोत्यनभिसंधिपूर्वक॑ तच्च निर्णुदति यत्पुराकृतम् । नाप्रियं तदुभयं कुतः प्रियं तस्य तज्जनयतीह सर्वतः
yaḥ karoty anabhisaṃdhi-pūrvakaṃ tac ca nirṇudati yat purākṛtam | nāpriyaṃ tad ubhayaṃ kutaḥ priyaṃ tasya taj janayatīha sarvataḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「人が下心なく――報いを算段せず――行為するとき、その行為は過去になされたものの残滓を払い除ける。その人にとって、過去の業の二種（前生のものと今生のもの）は、もはや苦の果を生まず、まして楽の果を生むこともない。なぜなら、この世のいずこにおいても、『我こそ行為者』という我執と結果への執着から解き放たれた者には、それらの業が束縛の帰結を生じなくなるからである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Action performed without ulterior motive (anabhisaṃdhi) and without attachment to results weakens and dispels the binding force of previously accumulated karma; such karma no longer yields either painful or pleasant fruits for the detached agent.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma teaches the listener that desireless, non-appropriative action undermines karmic bondage, so past and present deeds cease to generate binding consequences.