Shloka 24
Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)
सम्भाषमाणमेकान्ते समासीनं च तै: सह । यद्च्छया च गच्छन्तमसक्त पवन यथा
sambhāṣamāṇam ekānte samāsīnaṃ ca taiḥ saha | yadṛcchayā ca gacchantam asaktaṃ pavanaṃ yathā ||
Брахман сказал: «Я видел, как он беседовал с ними наедине и сидел вместе с ними; и видел также, как он ходил туда и сюда словно по воле случая — непривязанный, как ветер. В его поведении не было цепляния ни за общество, ни за место, ни за исход; оно свидетельствовало о внутренней свободе, не зависящей от обстоятельств».
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of asakti (non-attachment): one may speak, sit with others, or move about, yet remain inwardly free—like the wind that touches many places without being bound to any.
A brāhmaṇa reports an observation of a person’s behavior: he is seen conversing privately and sitting with a group, and also wandering spontaneously. The point is to characterize him as unattached and unpossessive in his movements and associations.