Shloka 21
कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः
Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma
यद्येष पुरुषो वेद वेदा अपि न त॑ विदुः । सर्वमाश्नर्यमेवैतन्निवृत्तं राजसत्तम
yadyeṣa puruṣo veda vedā api na taṁ viduḥ | sarvam āścaryam evaitan nivṛttaṁ rājasattama ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「もしこの人が真に（真理を）知るなら、ヴェーダでさえ彼を『知る』ことはできぬ——それほど彼の境地は微妙で、常の到達を超えている。すべてはまことに驚異である、王の中の最勝よ。彼は世の関わりから引き返し、欲と行為を離れて退いたまま立っているのだから。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the paradox that ultimate realization can transcend even scriptural description: a truly withdrawn, desireless knower may be ‘beyond’ what the Vedas can fully capture in words, emphasizing lived renunciation over mere textual learning.
Vaiśampāyana comments to a king (addressed as ‘best of kings’) about an extraordinary person’s state: the person is described as having turned away from worldly engagement, and this withdrawal is presented as a marvel that surpasses ordinary understanding.