Shloka 20
ताभि: संयुक्तमनसो ब्रह्म तत् सम्प्रकाशते । शनैश्वोपगते सच्चे ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते,उन इन्द्रिययेवताओंसे जिसका मन संयुक्त हो गया है, उसके अन्तःकरणमें परब्रह्म परमात्मा प्रकाशित हो उठता है; फिर धीरे-धीरे सत्त्वगुण प्राप्त होनेपर वह मनुष्य ब्रह्मभावको प्राप्त हो जाता है
tābhiḥ saṃyuktamanaso brahma tat samprakāśate | śanaiśvopagate sattve brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||
ताभिः संयुक्तमनसो ब्रह्म तत्सम्प्रकाशते । शनैश्वोपगते सत्त्वे ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner realization of Brahman arises when the mind is properly integrated with and governed through the senses (and their presiding principles), leading to increasing sattva (purity/clarity). As sattva grows gradually, one becomes qualified for brahma-bhāva—abidance in the highest reality.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on the inner disciplines that lead beyond sorrow. Here he describes a contemplative progression: disciplined sensory life and mental integration give rise to inner illumination, and sustained purity culminates in fitness for Brahman-realization.