Shloka 3
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
ज्ञातिवत् सर्वभूतानां सर्ववित् सर्ववेदवित् । नाकामो ग्रियते जातु न तेन न च वै द्विज:
vyāsa uvāca | jñātivat sarvabhūtānāṁ sarvavit sarvavedavit | nākāmo mriyate jātu na tena na ca vai dvijaḥ ||
毗耶娑说：“若有人视一切众生如同至亲，了知所当知之真理，通达诸吠陀之精髓，并离于欲——此人并不真正死亡；他永远解脱于生死之缚。因此，说这样的人不是婆罗门并不正确；相反，唯有他才是真正的婆罗门。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
True brāhmaṇahood is defined by inner qualities—universal kinship and compassion, knowledge of ultimate truth and the Vedas’ essence, and freedom from desire—leading to liberation beyond birth and death.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a criterion for who should be regarded as a genuine brāhmaṇa: not merely by birth or label, but by realized knowledge, compassion toward all beings, and desirelessness that culminates in mokṣa.