Shloka 45
जनक–पराशर संवादः — वर्ण-गोत्र-धर्मविचारः
Janaka–Parāśara: Varṇa, Gotra, and Dharma Inquiry
न भवति विद्ुषां महद्धयं यदविदुषां सुमहद्धयं भवेत् । न हि गतिरधिकास्ति कस्यचित् सकृदुपदर्शयतीह तुल्यताम्
na bhavati viduṣāṁ mahad bhayaṁ yad aviduṣāṁ su-mahad bhayaṁ bhavet | na hi gatir adhikāsti kasyacit sakṛd upadarśayatīha tulyatām ||
Bhishma berkata: Apa yang menjadi ketakutan besar bagi orang jahil tidak timbul sebagai ketakutan yang menggentarkan bagi orang bijaksana. Kerana dalam kalangan orang bijaksana, tiada seorang pun mencapai takdir yang lebih tinggi atau lebih rendah; semuanya berkongsi haluan yang sama. Pernyataan Veda yang bermula dengan “sakṛd … brahmalokaḥ” disebut di sini untuk menunjukkan kesetaraan keadaan akhir bagi sang mengetahui.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly fear is rooted in ignorance; wisdom removes that dread. Moreover, among true knowers there is no hierarchy of final attainment—scripture is invoked to affirm the essential equality of their spiritual destiny.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma continues his instruction on dharma and liberation-oriented wisdom, contrasting the ignorant person’s fear of saṁsāra with the wise person’s steadiness, and supporting the point by appealing to a Śruti statement about the knower’s destination (Brahmaloka) and its sameness.