Shloka 6
अध्याय ३३ — धृतराष्ट्रस्य कुशलप्रश्नाः तथा विदुरस्य योगसमाधिः
Chapter 33: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Welfare-Inquiries and Vidura’s Yogic Absorption
अनायासकृतं कर्म सत्य: श्रेष्ठ फलागम: । आत्मा चैशि: समायुक्त: सुखदुःखमुपाश्षुते,कर्तृत्व-अभिमानके बिना अनायास किये जानेवाले कर्मका जो फल प्राप्त होता है, वह सत्य और श्रेष्ठ है अर्थात् मुक्तिदायक है। कर्तृत्व-अभिमान और परिश्रमपूर्वक किये हुए कर्मोसे बँधा हुआ जीवात्मा सुख-दुःखका उपभोग करता है
anāyāsakṛtaṃ karma satyaḥ śreṣṭha-phalāgamaḥ | ātmā ca īśiḥ samāyuktaḥ sukha-duḥkham upāśnute ||
Wika ni Vaishampayana: “Ang gawaing isinasagawa nang walang pagpipilit at walang pagmamataas na ‘ako ang gumagawa’ ay nagbubunga ng tunay at dakilang bunga—bunga na patungo sa paglaya. Ngunit ang sarili na nasa katawan, na nakagapos sa diwang ‘ako ang may gawa’ at sa kilos na puno ng pag-aangkin, ay dumaranas ng salit-salitang bunga ng ligaya at pighati.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts two modes of action: (1) action done without strain and without the ego of doership, which yields a ‘true’ and ‘superior’ fruit conducive to liberation; and (2) action done with possessive doership and self-assertive effort, which binds the self to the cycle of experiencing pleasure and pain as karmic results.
Vaiśampāyana continues a reflective, instruction-like passage in the Āśramavāsika context, emphasizing inner renunciation: the moral psychology of action, the bondage created by ‘I am the doer,’ and the freedom that comes from acting without egoistic appropriation.