Shloka 27
Adhyāya 352: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Saṃvāda — Uñchavrata-niścaya
Dialogue and the Resolve to Practice Uñchavrata
तथा तं॑ पुरुष विश्व परमं सुमहत्तमम् । निर्गुणं निर्गुणा भूत्वा प्रविशन्ति सनातनम्
tathā taṁ puruṣaṁ viśvaṁ paramaṁ sumahattamam | nirguṇaṁ nirguṇā bhūtvā praviśanti sanātanam ||
毗湿摩说道：“因此，那些以恒久的修持超越自然之三德束缚者，自身亦成无德；在此境界中，他们进入那永恒、无相无属性的至上之人——遍摄宇宙的大神我，至高而至伟。”
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is attained by becoming nirguṇa—transcending the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) that bind the mind to desire, fear, and ego. When one’s nature is purified beyond these forces through sustained practice, one ‘enters’ the eternal, attribute-less Supreme Person.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Bhīṣma is teaching Yudhiṣṭhira about the highest spiritual goal. He describes the culmination of disciplined practice: the seeker who becomes guṇa-transcendent attains union with the eternal Supreme Reality.