Shloka 13
प्रजापतयः देवगणाश्च दिशि-दिशि स्थिताः ऋषयः
Prajāpatis, Deva-Groups, and the Ṛṣis Assigned to the Directions
मनुर॒ुवाच एभिवेिंमुक्त: परमाविवेश एतत् कृते कर्मविधि: प्रवृत्त: कामात्मकांश्छन्दति कर्मयोग एभिविंमुक्त: परमाददीत
bhīṣma uvāca — manur uvāca: ebhir vimuktaḥ paramam āviveśa; etat kṛte karmavidhīḥ pravṛttaḥ. kāmātmakān chandayati karmayogaḥ; ebhir vimuktaḥ paramād adīta.
毗湿摩说：摩奴宣言，脱离此等欲望者，得入至上。正为此故，业之法度被建立。若以欲驱动之行持，必诱惑并系缚欲心之人；而离渴爱者，则得至高。是故，当无著而行，志在证悟至上之我（真我），不为天界与诸根欲等微末享受。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prescribed action (karma) is ultimately meant to lead beyond desire: when one performs duties without craving for rewards—especially without fixation on heaven or pleasures—one becomes free and attains the Supreme Self. Desire-driven karma, however, functions like a net that binds those attached to enjoyment.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma cites Manu’s authority to explain why the system of prescribed works exists and how it should be approached: not as a bargain for rewards, but as a discipline culminating in realization of the Highest.