Shloka 22
मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः
Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment
अभयं सर्वभूतेभ्यो दत्त्वा य: प्रव्रजेद् गृहात् । लोकास्तेजोमयास्तस्य तथा55नन्त्याय कल्पते,जो पुरुष सबको अभय-दान देकर घरसे निकल जाता है, उसे तेजोमय लोकोंकी प्राप्ति होती है तथा वह अनन्त परमात्मपदको प्राप्त करनेमें समर्थ होता है
abhayaṁ sarvabhūtebhyo dattvā yaḥ pravrajed gṛhāt | lokās tejo-mayās tasya tathā anantyāya kalpate ||
ビーシュマは言った。「一切の生きとし生けるものに無畏を施し、家の生活を捨てて遊行の者として出立する者には、光明に満ちた輝ける世界がその分として与えられる。そして彼は、尽きることなき至上の境地に到達するにふさわしい者となる。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Renunciation becomes spiritually fruitful when grounded in universal non-harm: one should first offer “abhaya” (freedom from fear) to all beings—i.e., live without causing terror or injury—then go forth from household life; such a person gains luminous realms and becomes fit for the endless, supreme goal.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he praises the ethical foundation of pravrajyā (going forth/renunciation): the renouncer who ensures safety for all beings is said to attain exalted post-mortem realms and eligibility for the highest liberation.