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 ||
பிராமணன் கூறினான்—அவனை அவர்களுடன் தனிமையில் உரையாடிக் கொண்டும், அவர்களோடு சேர்ந்து அமர்ந்தும் நான் கண்டேன்; மேலும் அவன் யாத்ருச்சையாகச் சுற்றித் திரிவதையும் கண்டேன்—காற்றைப் போலப் பற்றற்றவன்.
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.