Shloka 2
परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269
शब्दब्रद्माणि निष्णात: परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति । शरीरमेतत् कुरुते यद् वेदे कुरुते तनुम्
śabda-brahmāṇi niṣṇātaḥ paraṁ brahmādhigacchati | śarīram etat kurute yad vede kurute tanum ||
ಶಬ್ದಬ್ರಹ್ಮದಲ್ಲಿ (ವೇದದಲ್ಲಿ) ನಿಷ್ಣಾತನಾದವನು ಪರಬ್ರಹ್ಮವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ. ವೇದಶಾಸನದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ಅಂತರಂಗವನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತಾನೋ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಈ ದೇಹಸ್ಥಿತಿಯೂ ರೂಪುಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ.
कपिल उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mastery of the Vedic word (śabda-brahman) is presented as a disciplined means that can culminate in realization of the Supreme Brahman; inner formation through sacred learning and practice shapes one’s embodied life and spiritual capacity.
In the Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Kapila is teaching about the relation between Vedic sound/learning and ultimate realization, emphasizing that spiritual practice is not merely intellectual: it forms the practitioner’s very embodied condition and readiness for higher knowledge.