Shloka 20
इन्द्र–बलि संवादः
The Dialogue of Indra and Bali on Fortune, Humility, and Restraint
हेतुमच्छक्यमाख्यातुमेतावज्ज्ञानचक्षुषा । प्रत्याहारेण वा शक््यमक्षरं ब्रह्म वेदितुम्ू
hetumac chakyam ākhyātum etāvaj jñānacakṣuṣā | pratyāhāreṇa vā śakyam akṣaraṁ brahma veditum ||
Бхишма сказал: «Лишь тот, кто обладает оком истинного знания, может разумно изложить хотя бы это о Высшем. И всё же Непреходящий Брахман может быть постигнут и через пратьяхару (pratyāhāra) — отведение ума и чувств от их объектов и созерцание с однонаправленным вниманием».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Brahman is best spoken of with disciplined, insight-based reasoning (jñānacakṣus), but it is ultimately realized through inner practice—especially pratyāhāra, the withdrawal of mind and senses leading to concentrated contemplation and direct knowledge of the Imperishable.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on liberation and higher knowledge, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira by describing who is qualified to speak about Brahman and indicating a practical yogic means—sense-withdrawal and focused meditation—for realizing it.