Shloka 24
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
जिसका जीवन धर्मके लिये और धर्म भगवान् श्रीहरिके लिये होता है, जिसके दिन और रात धर्म-पालनमें ही व्यतीत होते हैं, उसे देवता ब्रह्मज्ञ मानते हैं ।।
nirāśiṣam anārambhaṁ nirnamaskāram astutim | nirmukte bandhanaiḥ sarvais taṁ devā brāhmaṇaṁ viduḥ ||
Wika ni Vyāsa: Kinikilala ng mga diyos bilang tunay na nakakabatid sa Brahman ang brāhmaṇa na malaya sa pag-asa at pagnanasa, hindi nagsisimula ng mga gawaing makamundo, umiiwas sa mga pagbati ng pagpupugay at sa paghahangad ng papuri, at nakalaya sa lahat ng uri ng pagkagapos. Ang kanyang mga araw at gabi ay ginugugol sa pagsunod sa dharma, at ang kanyang buhay ay nakatuon lamang sa dharma.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A true Brahman-knower is defined by inner freedom: absence of desire for results, non-initiation of worldly projects driven by craving, indifference to social honor (salutations) and praise, and release from all forms of bondage. Spiritual authority is measured by detachment and dharma-centered living, not by external recognition.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and right conduct after the war, Vyāsa articulates criteria by which the divine (devāḥ) ‘know’ or acknowledge a genuine brāhmaṇa/Brahma-jñānī—highlighting renunciation and freedom from attachment as marks of realized wisdom.