शान्ति पर्व (अध्याय 38): युधिष्ठिरस्य राजधर्म-जिज्ञासा तथा भीष्मोपसर्पण-प्रस्तावना | Shanti Parva Chapter 38: Yudhishthira’s Inquiry into Rajadharma and the Prelude to Approaching Bhishma
जज्ञुश्वैव महात्मानस्ततस्तं ज्ञानचक्षुषा । ब्राह्मणा वेदविद्वांसस्तपोभिविमलीकृता:,उन वेदवेत्ता ब्राह्मणोंका अन्त:ःकरण तपस्यासे निर्मल हो गया था। उन महात्माओंने ज्ञानदृष्टिसे उस राक्षसको पहचान लिया
jajñuś caiva mahātmānas tatas taṁ jñānacakṣuṣā | brāhmaṇā vedavidvāṁsas tapobhir vimalīkṛtāḥ ||
そのとき、ヴェーダに通じ、苦行(タパス)によって清められた大いなる魂のバラモンたちは、霊知の眼をもって彼を見抜いた。タパスにより磨かれた内なる澄明さが、目前の存在の真の本性を識別させたのである。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Purification through tapas and learning culminates in jñāna—an inner vision that discerns reality beyond appearances. Ethical clarity is presented as a fruit of disciplined life and Vedic wisdom.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Veda-knowing Brahmins, whose minds were purified by austerity, recognized the true identity/nature of the being before them through spiritual insight (jñānacakṣuṣ).