Shloka 26
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
पृथक्त्वात् सम्प्रयोगाच्च नासूयुरवेद शाश्वतम् । स तयोरपवर्गज्ञो वीतरागो विमुच्यते
pṛthaktvāt samprayogāc ca nāsūyur aveda śāśvatam | sa tayor apavargajño vītarāgo vimucyate ||
ビーシュマは言った。「聖典は二様に説く。あるときは我（アートマン）の別異を語り、あるときは合一を語る。ゆえに、この見かけの矛盾を見て咎め立てしてはならず、常住の智慧をつかめ。両種の言葉の趣旨を会得し、解脱（モークシャ）の理を知る者は、執着を離れ、世の束縛から解き放たれる。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not criticize the śāstra when it presents both difference and unity between jīva and the Supreme; understand their intended purport together. One who grasps this synthesis knows the truth of liberation (apavarga) and, becoming free from attachment (vītarāga), is freed from saṃsāra.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is teaching Yudhiṣṭhira about liberation-oriented wisdom. Here he addresses how to read seemingly divergent scriptural statements—difference versus union—without fault-finding, and how correct understanding leads to detachment and release.