Shloka 46
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
त्यक्त्वा यः प्राकृतं कर्म नित्यमात्मरतिर्मुनि: । सर्वभूतात्मभूस्तस्मात् स गच्छेदुत्तमां गतिम्
tyaktvā yaḥ prākṛtaṃ karma nityam ātmaratir muniḥ | sarvabhūtātmabhūtas tasmāt sa gacched uttamāṃ gatim ||
毗湿摩说：那位沉思的牟尼，舍弃仅属世间、为本性冲动所驱的作为，而恒常安乐于自我之中，便如同成为一切众生之自我；因此得至最高归趣。其伦理旨趣在于：解脱不由强迫性的世间奔逐而得，而由内在的舍离、稳住于自我、以及普遍同一之观——使私我之心消融。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Renounce merely worldly, nature-driven action and abide steadily in the Self; through such inner absorption and universal identification (seeing oneself in all beings), one reaches the supreme goal—liberation.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira by praising the contemplative path: the sage who turns away from ordinary worldly pursuits and rests in Self-realization attains the highest state.