Shloka 41
मुक्तानां तु गतिर्तब्रह्यन् क्षेत्रज्ञ इति कल्पिता | स हि सर्वगुणश्वैव निर्गुणश्वैव कथ्यते,ब्रह्म! मुक्त पुरुषोंकी गति क्षेत्रज्ञ परमात्मा निश्चित किया गया है। वही सर्वसदगुणसम्पन्न तथा निर्मुण भी कहलाता है
muktānāṃ tu gatir brahman kṣetrajña iti kalpitā | sa hi sarvaguṇaś caiva nirguṇaś caiva kathyate, brahma ||
Disse Nārada: “Ó brâmane, o destino final dos libertos é determinado como o Kṣetrajña—o Conhecedor do Campo (o Si Supremo). Pois Ele é dito como possuidor de todas as excelências e, ao mesmo tempo, como além de todas as qualidades.”
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the final goal of liberation is realization of the Kṣetrajña (the Supreme Knower of the Field). The Supreme is described in a twofold way: as sarvaguṇa (the fullness of all auspicious excellences) and as nirguṇa (beyond all limiting qualities/guṇas). This reconciles devotional language about divine attributes with philosophical language about transcendence.
Within the Shānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Nārada is addressing a Brahmanical interlocutor and clarifying the metaphysical destination of the liberated. The discussion is doctrinal rather than event-driven, aiming to guide ethical and spiritual orientation toward the highest Self.