Shloka 17
Jāpakānāṃ Gatiḥ — The Destinies of Japa-Practitioners (Śānti Parva 12.190)
निर्वेदादेव निर्वाणं न च किज्चिद् विचिन्तयेत् । सुखं वै ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्म निर्वेदेनाधिगच्छति
nirvedād eva nirvāṇaṁ na ca kiñcid vicintayet | sukhaṁ vai brāhmaṇo brahma nirvedenādhigacchati ||
Daripada ketidaklekatan (vairāgya) semata-mata lahirlah pembebasan; setelah mencapainya, seseorang tidak lagi merenung tentang apa-apa yang bukan Diri (Self). Apabila seorang brāhmaṇa menjadi terlepas batinnya daripada dunia, dia mencapai Brahman—Hakikat Tertinggi yang bersifat kebahagiaan—melalui ketidaklekatan itu sendiri.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation (nirvāṇa/mokṣa) is said to be attained through nirveda—deep dispassion toward worldly objects and concerns. When dispassion matures, the mind ceases to chase non-Self matters and becomes fit to realize Brahman, described here as bliss itself.
Bharadvāja instructs on the inner discipline of renunciation: he presents dispassion as the decisive means by which a spiritually qualified person (here termed brāhmaṇa) transcends worldly preoccupations and reaches the supreme goal, Brahman.