Shloka 11
Adhyātma-krama: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman Hierarchy and Citta-Prasāda (आध्यात्मक्रमः)
तदुक्तं वेदवादेषु गहनं वेददर्शिभि: । वेदान्तेषु पुनर्व्यक्ते कर्मयोगेन लक्ष्यते
tad uktaṃ vedavādeṣu gahanaṃ vedadarśibhiḥ | vedānteṣu punar vyakte karmayogena lakṣyate ||
Wika ni Vyāsa: Ang Katotohanang iyon ay nasambit sa mga bahagi ng Veda na tumatalakay sa mga ritwal, ngunit sa paraang nakatago at napakalalim, kaya maging ang mga pantas na bihasa sa Veda ay maaaring hindi ito makilala. Ngunit sa Vedānta, ito’y itinuturo muli nang malinaw; at sa pamamagitan ng disiplina ng walang-pag-iimbot na pagkilos (karma-yoga), maaari itong tuwirang mapagtanto.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The highest Reality (Brahman) is only indirectly and obscurely indicated in ritual-focused Vedic passages, but is explicitly taught in Vedānta; nevertheless, it is not merely intellectual—Brahman is to be realized, and karma-yoga (desireless, duty-based action) is presented as a practical means to that realization.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Vyāsa explains how different layers of Vedic scripture present the ultimate truth: ritual sections veil it in profundity, while Vedānta clarifies it, and he emphasizes an ethical-spiritual path—karma-yoga—as the bridge from teaching to direct experience.