Shloka 7
Adhyāya 33: Brāhmaṇa-Upadeśa on Buddhi, Āśrama-Forms, and Inner Freedom
बुद्ध्यायं गम्यते मार्ग: शरीरेण न गम्यते । आद्यन्तवन्ति कर्माणि शरीरं कर्मबन्धनम्,यह मार्ग बुद्धिगम्य है, शरीरके द्वारा इसे नहीं प्राप्त किया जा सकता। सभी कर्म आदि और अन्तवाले हैं तथा शरीर कर्मका हेतु है
buddhyāyaṁ gamyate mārgaḥ śarīreṇa na gamyate | ādyantavanti karmāṇi śarīraṁ karmabandhanam ||
ബ്രാഹ്മണൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ഈ മാർഗം ബുദ്ധിയാൽ മാത്രമേ പ്രാപ്യമാകൂ; ശരീരത്താൽ അതിനെ നേടാൻ കഴിയില്ല. കർമ്മങ്ങൾക്ക് ആദിയും അന്തവും ഉണ്ട്; ശരീരമാണ് കർമ്മബന്ധനത്തിന്റെ കാരണവും കെട്ടും.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is approached through buddhi—clear discernment and inner understanding—rather than through bodily exertion or mere physical/ritual performance. Since actions are finite and produce binding results, identification with the body keeps one tied to karma.
In Ashvamedhika Parva, a Brahmin speaker delivers an instructive reflection: he contrasts the inward path of understanding with outward, bodily means, emphasizing that embodied action tends to generate karmic bondage and thus cannot by itself lead to the highest goal.