Mahabharata — Bhishma Parva, Shloka 40
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
सम्बन्ध-- इस प्रकार कर्मयोगके वर्णनकी प्रस्तावना करके अब उसका रहस्यपूर्ण महत्त्व बतलाते हैं-- नेहाभिक्रमनाशो<स्ति प्रत्यवायोः न विद्यते । स्वल्पमप्यस्य धर्मस्य त्रायते महतो भयात्
nehābhikramanāśo 'sti pratyavāyo na vidyate | svalpam apy asya dharmasya trāyate mahato bhayāt ||
ໃນເສັ້ນທາງແຫ່ງກຳມະໂຍຄະນີ້ ການເລີ່ມຕົ້ນດ້ວຍໃຈສັດຊື່ບໍ່ເຄີຍສູນເປົ່າ ແລະບໍ່ກໍ່ໃຫ້ເກີດຜົນກັບຄືນເປັນໂທດ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ການປະຕິບັດທຳນີ້ເພີຍນ້ອຍ ກໍຊ່ວຍປົກປ້ອງຈາກຄວາມຢ້ານກົວອັນໃຫຍ່—ໂດຍສະເພາະຄວາມຢ້ານກົວທີ່ຜູກພັນກັບການເກີດແລະຕາຍຊ້ຳໆ—ເພາະມັນເຮັດໃຫ້ໃຈໝັ້ນຄົງ ແລະໃຫ້ການກະທຳສອດຄ່ອງກັບທຳ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Karma-yoga is a safe and cumulative discipline: sincere effort is never wasted, it does not produce a harmful ‘reverse’ result, and even limited practice powerfully protects the practitioner from profound existential fear by grounding life in dharma.
On the battlefield setting of Bhishma Parva, the teaching turns to the practical path of karma-yoga. The speaker emphasizes its reliability and moral security, encouraging the listener that even a small start in this discipline yields lasting protection and is never futile.
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