Shloka 4
Adhyāya 241: Guṇa-sṛṣṭi, Kṣetrajña-sākṣitva, and Śama through Ātma-jñāna (गुणसृष्टिः, क्षेत्रज्ञसाक्षित्वं, शमः)
यां दिशं विद्यया यान्ति यां च गच्छन्ति कर्मणा । शृणुष्वैकमना वत्स गद्दरं होतदन्तरम्
yāṃ diśaṃ vidyayā yānti yāṃ ca gacchanti karmaṇā | śṛṇuṣvaikamanā vatsa gahanaṃ hy etad antaram ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ລູກເອີຍ! ຈົ່ງຟັງດ້ວຍໃຈດຽວທີ່ໝັ້ນຄົງ—ຂ້າຈະບອກໃຫ້ຮູ້ວ່າ ມະນຸດໄປຮອດທິດໃດດ້ວຍປັນຍາ ແລະ ໄດ້ຮັບຄວາມເຄື່ອນໄຫວ/ຄວາມກ້າວໜ້າແນວໃດດ້ວຍກຳ. ຄວາມແຕກຕ່າງຂອງສອງທາງນີ້ ລຶກຊຶ້ງຢ່າງຍິ່ງ».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma distinguishes the spiritual destination attained through liberating knowledge (vidyā/jñāna) from the results attained through action (karma), emphasizing that their difference is subtle and profound.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to the king, Bhishma addresses his listener affectionately and prepares to explain two paths—knowledge and action—urging focused attention because the distinction between them is deep.