Shloka 20
इन्द्र–बलि संवादः
The Dialogue of Indra and Bali on Fortune, Humility, and Restraint
हेतुमच्छक्यमाख्यातुमेतावज्ज्ञानचक्षुषा । प्रत्याहारेण वा शक््यमक्षरं ब्रह्म वेदितुम्ू
hetumac chakyam ākhyātum etāvaj jñānacakṣuṣā | pratyāhāreṇa vā śakyam akṣaraṁ brahma veditum ||
毗湿摩说：“唯有具足真知之眼者，方能以理路阐明至此关于至上的道理。然而，不坏之梵亦可由制感（pratyāhāra）而证得——将心与诸根从境界中收摄回转，以一境专注而观。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Brahman is best spoken of with disciplined, insight-based reasoning (jñānacakṣus), but it is ultimately realized through inner practice—especially pratyāhāra, the withdrawal of mind and senses leading to concentrated contemplation and direct knowledge of the Imperishable.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on liberation and higher knowledge, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira by describing who is qualified to speak about Brahman and indicating a practical yogic means—sense-withdrawal and focused meditation—for realizing it.