मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
य: करोत्यनभिसंधिपूर्वक॑ तच्च निर्णुदति यत्पुराकृतम् । नाप्रियं तदुभयं कुतः प्रियं तस्य तज्जनयतीह सर्वतः
yaḥ karoty anabhisaṃdhi-pūrvakaṃ tac ca nirṇudati yat purākṛtam | nāpriyaṃ tad ubhayaṃ kutaḥ priyaṃ tasya taj janayatīha sarvataḥ ||
毗湿摩说道:“若人行事无所图谋——不为报偿而算计——此等行为便能驱除往昔所作之余习。对那人而言,过去业的两类(前生与今生)不再生起苦果,更遑论乐果;因为在此世间处处,对于已离‘我为作者’之执与对果报之系恋者,那些业便不复产生系缚的后果。”
भीष्म उवाच
Action performed without ulterior motive (anabhisaṃdhi) and without attachment to results weakens and dispels the binding force of previously accumulated karma; such karma no longer yields either painful or pleasant fruits for the detached agent.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma teaches the listener that desireless, non-appropriative action undermines karmic bondage, so past and present deeds cease to generate binding consequences.