Shloka 34
Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)
निर्ममश्चनानहड्कारो निर्टन्डश्छिन्नसंशय: । नैव क्रुद्धय॑ति न द्वेष्टि नानृता भाषते गिर:
nirmamaś cānahaṅkāro nirdaṇḍaś chinnasaṁśayaḥ | naiva krudhyati na dveṣṭi nānṛtā bhāṣate giraḥ || samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu brahmāṇam abhivartate |
毗耶娑说：舍离占有与我慢，不起惩罚之念，疑网已断；不嗔不憎，言语从不趋向虚妄——此人于一切众生平等安住，得至（或安住于）梵（Brahman）。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation-oriented yoga is defined by inner renunciation and ethical restraint: abandoning possessiveness and ego, giving up anger and hatred, speaking truth, resolving doubt through insight, and maintaining equal regard for all beings—these qualities culminate in realizing/attaining Brahman.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation after the war, Vyāsa presents a concise profile of the true yogin. The focus is not on ritual or power but on character—non-reactivity, truthfulness, and universal equanimity—leading to Brahman-realization.