Shloka 30
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
चौथा वर्ग मोक्ष है; उसके प्रयोजन और गुण इन तीनों वर्गोसे भिन्न हैं
caturthaḥ vargaḥ mokṣaḥ; tasya prayojanaṃ guṇāś ca eteṣāṃ trīṇāṃ vargāṇāṃ bhinnāḥ santi
ನಾಲ್ಕನೆಯ ಪುರುಷಾರ್ಥ ಮೋಕ್ಷ; ಅದರ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನವೂ ಗುಣಗಳೂ ಈ ಮೂರರಿಂದ ಭಿನ್ನವಾಗಿವೆ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moksha is presented as the fourth and highest human aim, fundamentally different in purpose and qualities from dharma, artha, and kama, because it seeks freedom from bondage rather than worldly order, prosperity, or pleasure.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues his discourse to Yudhishthira on the aims of life, distinguishing liberation (moksha) from the other three goals and preparing the ground for a more philosophical discussion of renunciation and ultimate good.