उशनसः (शुक्रस्य) चरितम् — The Account of Uśanā (Śukra): Yoga, Grievance, and Pacification
ज्ञानेन हि यदा जन्तुरज्ञानप्रभवं तम: । व्यपोहति तदा ब्रह्म प्रकाशति सनातनम्,जब जीव तत्त्वज्ञानद्वारा अज्ञानजनित अन्धकारको दूर कर देता है, तब उसके हृदयमें सनातन ब्रह्म प्रकाशित हो जाता है
jñānena hi yadā jantur ajñāna-prabhavaṁ tamaḥ | vyapohati tadā brahma prakāśati sanātanam ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ເມື່ອສັດມີຊີວິດໜຶ່ງ ໃຊ້ປັນຍາອັນແທ້ ຂັບໄລ່ຄວາມມືດທີ່ເກີດຈາກອະວິຊາ ໃຫ້ຫາຍໄປ ແລ້ວ ພຣະພຣະຫມັນ (Brahman) ອັນນິລັນດອນ ກໍປາກົດຂຶ້ນພາຍໃນ—ສ່ອງສະຫວ່າງໃນດວງໃຈ. ຄວາມໝາຍທາງທຳຄື ການຫຼຸດພົ້ນພາຍໃນ ບໍ່ໄດ້ມາຈາກກຳລັງພາຍນອກ ແຕ່ມາຈາກການກຳຈັດອະວິຊາ ດ້ວຍການແຍກແຍະ ແລະຄວາມເຂົ້າໃຈທີ່ຖືກຕ້ອງ.
भीष्म उवाच
Ignorance is portrayed as inner darkness; when it is removed by jñāna (true discriminative knowledge), Brahman—the eternal reality—naturally reveals itself. Liberation is thus framed as a cognitive-spiritual transformation rather than an external acquisition.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhīṣma is teaching Yudhiṣṭhira about the means to inner peace and ultimate freedom. Here he emphasizes knowledge as the direct remover of ignorance, leading to the manifestation of Brahman.