Shloka 30
Yoga-kṛtya (योककृत्य) — Vyāsa on Sense-Restraint, Obstacles, and Brahman-Realization
दे ब्रह्मणी वेदितव्ये शब्दब्रह्म परं च यत् शब्दब्रद्माणि निष्णात: परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति,ब्रह्मके दो स्वरूप जानने चाहिये--एक शब्दब्रह्म और दूसरा परब्रह्म, जो शब्दब्रह्म अर्थात् वेदका पूर्ण विद्वान् है, वह सुगमतासे परब्रह्मका साक्षात्कार कर लेता है
dve brahmaṇī veditavye śabda-brahma paraṃ ca yat | śabda-brahmaṇi niṣṇātaḥ paraṃ brahmādhigacchati ||
द्वे ब्रह्मणी वेदितव्ये शब्दब्रह्म परं च यत् । शब्दब्रह्मणि निष्णातः परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति ॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Brahman is spoken of in two ways: as śabda-brahma (the Veda, apprehended through words) and as para-brahma (the supreme reality beyond words). Deep proficiency in the Veda, when rightly oriented, becomes a means that supports realization of the supreme Brahman.
In the instruction-heavy Shānti Parva, Vyāsa delivers a doctrinal clarification about spiritual knowledge: he distinguishes scriptural/linguistic Brahman from the transcendent Brahman and explains the relationship between Vedic learning and final realization.