Shloka 22
Udyoga Parva Adhyaya 62 — Duryodhana’s Claim of Victory and Vidura’s Allegories on Discord and Risk
नैष्कर्म्य वा समास्थाय ज्ञानतृप्तो जितेन्द्रिय: । कालाकाडुक्षी चरँंल्लोके ब्रह्म॒ुभूयाय कल्पते
naiṣkarmyaṁ vā samāsthāya jñāna-tṛpto jitendriyaḥ | kālākāṅkṣī caraṁl loke brahma-bhūyāya kalpate ||
नैष्कर्म्यं वा समास्थाय ज्ञानतृप्तो जितेन्द्रियः । कालं काङ्क्षन् चरँल्लोके ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते ॥
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person who is fulfilled by wisdom, has mastered the senses, and lives without attachment—either through the stance of naiṣkarmya (non-selfish action/non-doership) or through renunciant composure—becomes qualified for liberation, described here as attaining Brahmanhood.
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he presents an ethical-spiritual ideal: even while living in society, one can remain unattached, patient before destiny, and inwardly steady; such a life is praised as leading toward the highest goal.