Shloka 766
Atithi-prāpti and the Brāhmaṇa’s Deliberation on Triadic Dharma (अतिथिप्राप्तिः धर्मत्रयविचारश्च)
प्रवृत्ती वा निवृत्ती वा तत्फलं सो<श्चुते महत् । “वह क्षेत्रज्ञ मैं हूँ। जो कर्मपरायण मनुष्य हैं
pravṛttī vā nivṛttī vā tatphalaṃ so 'śnute mahat |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。外へ向かう営為の道（pravṛtti）であれ、退いて離れる道（nivṛtti）であれ、人はそれに相応する大いなる果を必ず得る。衆生はそれぞれ固有の性向をもって形づくられ、その性に従って行為に身を投じ、あるいは捨離に身を委ねるとき、彼らはその選択の重い報いの相続者となる。ゆえに、行為に縛られた者にとって離欲の道は難しいのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That both engagement in action (pravṛtti) and renunciation (nivṛtti) yield powerful results, and a person inherits the fruit aligned with their nature and chosen mode of conduct; hence nivṛtti is difficult for those strongly action-oriented.
Vaiśampāyana continues a didactic exposition in Śānti Parva, summarizing how different life-orientations—worldly action versus withdrawal—lead to corresponding outcomes, framing an ethical psychology of disposition and consequence.