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 disse: Aquele que verdadeiramente conhece Puruṣa e Prakṛti juntamente com seus guṇas, esse—embora aja em toda circunstância—não nasce de novo.
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.