Shloka 22
Adhyāya 287 — Janaka’s Inquiry on Śreyas, Abhayadāna, and Asaṅga
Non-attachment
धर्मेण वेदाध्ययनं वेदान्तानां तथैव च । ज्ञानार्थानां च जिज्ञासा श्रेय एतदसंशयम्
nāradā uvāca | dharmeṇa vedādhyayanaṃ vedāntānāṃ tathaiva ca | jñānārthānāṃ ca jijñāsā śreya etad asaṃśayam ||
نارد نے کہا—دھرم کی روح کے ساتھ ویدوں کا مطالعہ، اسی طرح ویدانت کا مطالعہ، اور اُن معانی کے بارے میں سچی جستجو کو قائم رکھنا جو حقیقی معرفت تک پہنچاتے ہیں—یہ بلا شبہ اعلیٰ ترین خیر کا ذریعہ ہے۔
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical living (dharma) should be the foundation for scriptural study; along with Vedic and Vedāntic learning, one must maintain sincere inquiry into knowledge. Such dharma-grounded study and inquiry is declared a sure means to śreyas—true and lasting welfare.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-focused setting, the sage Nārada speaks as a teacher, emphasizing the proper orientation of learning: not mere recitation, but study undertaken righteously and aimed at understanding, culminating in liberating knowledge.