Shloka 25
बलीन्द्रसंवादः — Kāla, Anityatā, and the Limits of Agency
Mahābhārata 12.217
यथागमं च गत्वा वै बुद्धया तत्रैव बुद्धयते । देहान्तं कश्चिदन्वास्ते भावितात्मा निराश्रयम्
yathāgamaṃ ca gatvā vai buddhyā tatraiva buddhyate | dehāntaṃ kaścid anvāste bhāvitātmā nirāśrayam ||
毗湿摩说：依照经典所教之修持法门，有些极其稀有的求道者循序渐进，凭借净化后的智慧之力，当下于彼处亲证梵（Brahman）。这样的瑜伽行者——其内在已被熏修锻炼而澄明——不依外缘，不假外助，安住于自足的真实之中，如是住持，直至此身寿尽。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Only a rare seeker, following scriptural discipline and refining the intellect through yoga, attains direct realization of Brahman and then abides independently—without external supports—steadfast in that realization until the body’s end.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on liberation, Bhishma explains to the listener that spiritual progress is gradual and scripturally guided, culminating for a few in stable Brahman-realization maintained throughout embodied life.