Shloka 226
Adhyāya 262: Śabda-brahman, Para-brahman, and the Ethics of Tyāga
Kapila–Syūmaraśmi Saṃvāda
अस्ति नस्तत्त्वतो भूय इति प्राज्ञस्त्ववेक्षते । हममेंसे बहुत लोग ऐसे हैं
asti nas tattvato bhūya iti prājñas tv avekṣate |
Nagninilay ang marunong: “Sa katotohanan, may higit na dakila kaysa sa inaakala nating tayo mismo.” Kahit marami sa atin ang itinatag ang buhay sa dharma, nakikita ang ligaya sa dharma, at napagpasiyahan na ang dapat at di-dapat gawin, nakikita pa rin ng nakaaalam ang isang higit na malawak at kataas-taasang Katotohanan—naroroon sa lahat ng dako, nananahan bilang Sarili ng lahat ng nilalang—na lumalampas sa ating makitid na pagtingin sa sarili.
चुलाधार उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical life grounded in dharma is valuable, but the wise discern an even greater truth: beyond our limited sense of ‘who we are’ stands the supreme, all-pervading Reality (Paramātman), present as the inner Self of all. True wisdom is to see that larger Self behind and within all dharmic action.
Culādhāra is speaking in the Śānti Parva’s instructional dialogue, shifting the focus from merely determining duties and prohibitions to contemplative insight. He emphasizes the perspective of the knower who sees the universal Self beyond individual identity and beyond even the satisfaction of living by dharma alone.