Shloka 31
जनक-राज्ञः मौण्ड्य-परिव्रज्या-विवादः
Janaka’s Renunciation Questioned; Discourse on Dāna and Detachment
असक्त: सक्तवद् गच्छन् नि:संगो मुक्तबन्धन: । सम: शत्रौ च मित्रे च स वै मुक्तो महीपते
asaktaḥ saktavad gacchan niḥsaṅgo muktabandhanaḥ | samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca sa vai mukto mahīpate ||
O hari, ang sinumang sa loob ay walang pagkakapit ngunit kumikilos sa gitna ng mga tungkulin na wari’y nakikibahagi; na walang pagdikit at naputol na ang bawat tanikala; at pantay ang pagtingin sa kaaway at kaibigan—ang gayong tao ay tunay na malaya sa lahat ng panahon.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is defined by inner non-attachment and even-mindedness: one may continue to act in the world, but without clinging, without bondage, and without partiality between friend and foe.
The speaker addresses a king and characterizes the marks of a liberated person—someone who appears active in life yet remains inwardly free, unbound by attachments, and impartial in relationships.