Shloka 12
प्रजापतयः देवगणाश्च दिशि-दिशि स्थिताः ऋषयः
Prajāpatis, Deva-Groups, and the Ṛṣis Assigned to the Directions
कामात्मकाश्छन्दसि कर्मयोगा एभिविंमुक्त: परमश्नुवीत | नानाविधे कर्मपथे सुखार्थी नर: प्रवृत्तो न परं प्रयाति
Bhīṣma uvāca: kāmātmakāś chandasī karmayogā ebhir vimuktaḥ param aśnuvīta | nānāvīdhe karmapathe sukhārthī naraḥ pravṛtto na paraṃ prayāti ||
毗湿摩说：吠陀所教之诸祭行与业瑜伽，多半为求果之欲所驱。唯有脱离此等贪求者，方能证得至上。若人于种种业道中奔忙，希求乐受与报偿，终不能至于最高实相。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Actions prescribed in the Vedas often become desire-driven when pursued for rewards; liberation requires freedom from craving. Seeking pleasure through diverse forms of action keeps one from attaining the Supreme.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on the highest good, contrasting desire-motivated ritual action with the detachment necessary for realizing the Supreme.