Shloka 52
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
तथा वेद्यमवेद्यं च वेदविद्यो न विन्दति । स केवल मूढमतिर्ज्ञानभारवह: स्मृत:
tathā vedyam avedyaṃ ca vedavidyo na vindati | sa kevalaṃ mūḍhamatir jñānabhāravahaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
ヤージュニャヴァルキヤは言った。「同じく、ヴェーダを学んだ後であっても、真に知るべきものと、知るべきものとして追い求めてはならぬものとを見分けられぬ者は、真の理解に至らない。そのような者は、ただ鈍き者として記憶される—知を導きの智慧とせず、重荷として担うのみである。」
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vedic study is not sufficient by itself; true wisdom requires discernment—knowing what is genuinely worth knowing (vedya) and what is not (avedya). Without this discrimination, learning becomes mere accumulation and does not transform character or lead toward liberation.
In the didactic setting of the Śānti Parva, Yājñavalkya instructs on the limits of rote scholarship. He critiques those who pride themselves on Vedic learning yet lack insight, portraying them as carrying knowledge like a weight rather than using it to realize truth and live dharmically.