Shloka 43
Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)
ज्ञानेन यच्छेदात्मानं य इच्छेच्छान्तिमात्मन: । जो उत्तम ज्ञान प्राप्त करना चाहता हो
jñānena yacched ātmānaṃ ya icchec chāntim ātmanaḥ |
Sinabi ni Vyāsa: Pigilan ng tao ang sarili sa pamamagitan ng kaalaman. Ang sinumang naghahangad ng kapayapaan sa loob ay dapat, sa lakas ng tunay na pag-unawa, ipailalim ang buddhi (paghatol) sa pamamahala ng Kataas-taasang Sarili—sa gayon ay mapagwawagi ang isip at pananalita at mapapanatag ang kalooban.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Inner peace is attained by disciplining oneself through jñāna: knowledge should govern and restrain the inner faculties, so that mind, speech, and intellect become steady and aligned with the Supreme Self.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Vyāsa delivers a concise directive on spiritual practice: the seeker should use knowledge as the means to restrain the self and establish tranquillity.