Shloka 26
अव्यक्त–प्रकृति–इन्द्रियविचारः
The Unmanifest, Prakṛtis, and the Sense-Complex
विषयानश्रुते यस्तु न स भोक्ष्यत्यसंशयम् । यस्तु भोगांस्त्यजेदात्मा स वै भोक्तुं व्यवस्यति
viṣayān aśrute yas tu na sa bhokṣyaty asaṁśayam | yas tu bhogāṁs tyajed ātmā sa vai bhoktuṁ vyavasyati ||
パラーシャラは言った。「感官の対象から背を向けぬ者は、疑いなく、より高き至福を味わえない。だが内なる決意によって享楽を捨てる者は、まさにその最高の歓喜を体験するにふさわしくなる。」
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Attachment to sense-objects blocks the experience of higher spiritual bliss; deliberate renunciation and self-restraint make one fit to realize that supreme joy.
In a didactic passage of the Śānti Parva, the sage Parāśara instructs on the path of inner peace: turning away from sensory indulgence and cultivating renunciation as a prerequisite for realizing the highest happiness.