Shloka 30

Devanagari script

चित्तस्य हि प्रसादेन हित्वा कर्म शुभाशुभम्‌ । प्रसन्नात्मा55त्मनि स्थित्वा सुखमानन्त्यमश्लुते,चित्त शुद्ध होनेपर वह शुभाशुभ कर्मोंसे अपना सम्बन्ध हटाकर प्रसन्नचित्त हो आत्मस्वरूपमें स्थित हो जाता है और अनन्त आनन्दका अनुभव करने लगता है

Transliteration

cittasya hi prasādena hitvā karma śubhāśubham | prasannātmā ātmani sthitvā sukham ānantyam aśnute ||

Translation

Bharadvāja berkata: “Apabila minda menjadi jernih dan tenteram, seseorang meninggalkan keterikatan pada perbuatan yang dianggap ‘baik’ atau ‘buruk’. Dengan diri batin menjadi damai, ia teguh bersemayam dalam Ātman, lalu mengecap kebahagiaan tanpa batas—melampaui perhitungan moral biasa dan hasil duniawi.”

Word by Word

चित्तस्यof the mind

हिindeed/for

प्रसादेनby serenity/clarity

हित्वाhaving abandoned

कर्मaction/deed

शुभgood/auspicious

अशुभम्bad/inauspicious

प्रसन्नात्माone whose self is serene (a serene-souled person)

आत्मनिin the Self

स्थित्वाhaving remained/abiding

सुखम्happiness/bliss

अनन्त्यम्endless/infinite

अश्नुतेattains/experiences

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bharadvāja

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Mental clarity (citta-prasāda) enables detachment from identification with ‘good’ and ‘bad’ actions as result-producing labels. Established in the Self, one experiences limitless bliss—suggesting liberation is grounded in inner purification and Self-abidance rather than in moral bookkeeping alone.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Bharadvāja speaks as a teacher, describing the inner transformation of a seeker: the mind becomes serene, attachment to auspicious/inauspicious karma is relinquished, and the person rests in the Self, tasting infinite happiness.