बलीन्द्रसंवादः — Kāla, Anityatā, and the Limits of Agency
Mahābhārata 12.217
मर्त्यलोकाद् विमुच्यन्ते विद्यासंसक्तचेतस: । ब्रह्म भूता विरजसस्ततो यान्ति परां गतिम्,जिनका मन ज्ञानके साधनमें लगा हुआ है, वे मर्त्यलोकके बन्धनसे छूट जाते हैं और रजोगुणसे रहित एवं ब्रह्मस्वरूप हो परम गतिको प्राप्त कर लेते हैं
martyalokād vimucyante vidyāsaṁsaktacetasaḥ | brahmabhūtā virajasas tato yānti parāṁ gatim ||
ビーシュマは語った。「真の知を得る手段に心を堅く没入させた者は、死すべき世の束縛から解き放たれる。欲情の塵を離れて垢なき者となり、ブラフマン(梵)に確立するとき、彼らはついに最高の帰趣に至る。」
भीष्म उवाच
Liberation is attained by those whose minds are steadily absorbed in the pursuit and practice of liberating knowledge (vidyā). Such seekers become free from rajas (passionate agitation), abide in Brahman, and reach the supreme goal (parā gati).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on the path beyond worldly bondage. Here he summarizes the fruit of knowledge-oriented discipline: release from mortal existence and attainment of the highest state.