Shloka 10
मृत्युकारणप्रश्नः / Inquiry into the Cause and Designation of Death
एतद्ू वै जन्मसामर्थ्य॑ ब्राह्मणस्य विशेषत: । आत्मज्ञानं शमश्लैव पर्याप्तं तत्परायणम्,विशेषरूपसे ब्राह्मणमें और समानभावसे मनुष्यमात्रमें इस ज्ञानको प्राप्त करनेकी जन्मसिद्ध शक्ति है। मन और इन्द्रियोंका संयम तथा आत्मज्ञान मोक्ष-प्राप्तिके लिये पर्याप्त साधन है
etad vai janma-sāmarthyaṁ brāhmaṇasya viśeṣataḥ | ātma-jñānaṁ śamaś caiva paryāptaṁ tat-parāyaṇam ||
Disse Vyāsa: “Esta é, de fato, a capacidade inata especial de um brāhmaṇa: o autoconhecimento e a serenidade interior (domínio da mente e dos sentidos). Quando alguém se dedica somente a esse fim, isso é suficiente como meio para alcançar o supremo objetivo (libertação).”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vyāsa teaches that self-knowledge (ātma-jñāna) together with inner calm and restraint (śama) is sufficient for liberation when one is wholly oriented to that highest aim.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Vyāsa states a principle about spiritual aptitude: the brāhmaṇa’s distinctive strength lies in self-knowledge and mental discipline, which, when pursued as the supreme goal, lead to the highest end.