Shloka 12
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
तपसोपनिषत त्यागस्त्यागस्योपनिषत् सुखम् । सुखस्योपनिषत् स्वर्ग: स्वर्गस्योपनिषच्छम:,तपस्याका सार है त्याग, त्यागका सार है सुख, सुखका सार है स्वर्ग और स्वर्गका सार है शान्ति
tapasopaniṣat tyāgas tyāgasyopaniṣat sukham | sukhasyopaniṣat svargaḥ svargasyopaniṣac chamaḥ ||
毗耶娑说道：“苦行（tapas）的内在精髓是舍离（tyāga）；舍离的精髓是安乐；安乐的精髓是天界（svarga）；而天界的精髓是寂静之定（śama），即和平与安宁。故此，此教导描绘道德的上升：由有纪律的修持，趋向至善——不为扰动所侵的澄然自由。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a graded chain of values: true austerity matures into renunciation; renunciation yields genuine happiness; happiness corresponds to a higher, meritorious state (svarga); and the highest essence even of heaven is inner peace (śama). It shifts attention from external rewards to the culminating goal of tranquility.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and the life of restraint, Vyāsa delivers a compact aphorism-like teaching that summarizes the hierarchy of spiritual aims, emphasizing peace as the final refinement of all sought-after goods.