Shloka 10
Vidyā–Avidyā and the Twenty-Fifth Principle
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Clarification
तथा हि बुद्धियुक्तानां शाश्रृतं ब्रह्मवादिनाम् । अन्विच्छतां शुभं कर्म नराणां त्यजतां सुखम्
tathā hi buddhiyuktānāṃ śāśvataṃ brahmavādinām | anvicchatāṃ śubhaṃ karma narāṇāṃ tyajatāṃ sukham ||
Pois, de fato, os sábios que falam de Brahman (brahma), dotados de entendimento firme e equilibrado—que buscam e realizam ações auspiciosas, mas renunciam ao desejo de delas obter prazer pessoal—alcançam o estado eterno. O ensinamento enfatiza que a ação disciplinada, sem cobiça por seus frutos, é o caminho ético para o bem supremo.
पराशर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Perform wholesome (śubha) action with a disciplined, balanced intellect, while renouncing the craving for personal pleasure as the reward; such fruitless, equanimous action leads to the eternal goal.
Parāśara is instructing his listener in a didactic passage of the Śānti Parva, explaining the conduct of brahmavādins: they continue to pursue auspicious duties but abandon attachment to सुख (personal enjoyment), thereby attaining the eternal state.