Shloka 23
Mokṣa–Saṃnyāsa–Tyāga–Guṇa-Vibhāga (Renunciation, Relinquishment, and the Three Guṇas) — Mahābhārata 6, Bhīṣma-parva
य एवं वेत्ति पुरुष प्रकृतिं च गुणै: सह । सर्वथा वर्तमानो5पि न स भूयो&भिजायते
arjuna uvāca | ya evaṁ vetti puruṣaṁ prakṛtiṁ ca guṇaiḥ saha | sarvathā vartamāno 'pi na sa bhūyo 'bhijāyate ||
Arjuna berkata: Sesiapa yang benar-benar mengetahui Puruṣa dan Prakṛti beserta guṇa-guṇanya, orang itu—walaupun terus bertindak dalam segala keadaan—tidak akan lahir lagi.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation comes from true discernment: knowing the conscious Self (puruṣa) as distinct from nature (prakṛti) and its guṇas. With this knowledge, actions continue outwardly, but they no longer generate binding karma, so rebirth ceases.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s Bhagavadgītā discourse on the battlefield, Arjuna speaks while engaging with Kṛṣṇa’s teaching about puruṣa–prakṛti and the guṇas, affirming the point that right understanding frees one even amid ongoing action.