Shloka 24
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
जिसका जीवन धर्मके लिये और धर्म भगवान् श्रीहरिके लिये होता है, जिसके दिन और रात धर्म-पालनमें ही व्यतीत होते हैं, उसे देवता ब्रह्मज्ञ मानते हैं ।।
nirāśiṣam anārambhaṁ nirnamaskāram astutim | nirmukte bandhanaiḥ sarvais taṁ devā brāhmaṇaṁ viduḥ ||
ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ଯେ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ ଆଶା‑କାମନାରହିତ, ସମସ୍ତ ପ୍ରକାର ଆରମ୍ଭରୁ ନିବୃତ୍ତ, ନମସ୍କାର‑ସ୍ତୁତି ଓ ପ୍ରଶଂସା‑ଲୋଭରୁ ଦୂର, ଏବଂ ସବୁ ବନ୍ଧନରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ, ତାହାକୁ ଦେବତାମାନେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଜ୍ଞ ଭାବେ ଜାଣନ୍ତି। ଯାହାର ଜୀବନ ଧର୍ମ ପାଇଁ, ଏବଂ ଧର୍ମ ଭଗବାନ୍ ଶ୍ରୀହରି ପାଇଁ; ଯାହାର ଦିନ‑ରାତି ଧର୍ମପାଳନରେ ହିଁ ବିତେ—ସେଇ ବ୍ରହ୍ମବିଦ୍।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A true Brahman-knower is defined by inner freedom: absence of desire for results, non-initiation of worldly projects driven by craving, indifference to social honor (salutations) and praise, and release from all forms of bondage. Spiritual authority is measured by detachment and dharma-centered living, not by external recognition.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and right conduct after the war, Vyāsa articulates criteria by which the divine (devāḥ) ‘know’ or acknowledge a genuine brāhmaṇa/Brahma-jñānī—highlighting renunciation and freedom from attachment as marks of realized wisdom.