Shloka 19
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Brahmacarya and the Formless Brahman
Udyoga Parva 44
न कर्मणा सुकृतेनैव राजन् सत्यं जयेज्जुहुयाद् वा यजेद् वा । नैतेन बालोअमृत्युम भ्येति राजन् रतिं चासौ न लभत्यन्तकाले
na karmaṇā sukṛtenaiva rājan satyaṃ jayed juhuyād vā yajed vā | na etena bālo 'mṛtyum abhyeti rājan ratiṃ cāsau na labhaty antakāle rājan ||
大王啊，真实之梵（以真理为梵）并非仅凭福业即可赢得。无论投供于火，或行诸祭祀，单凭这些，愚昧之人不能得不死——亦即解脱；且至临终之际，大王啊，他亦不得内心安宁。
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Meritorious deeds and ritual acts (oblations and sacrifices) are not, by themselves, sufficient to realize the ultimate Truth (Brahman) or attain deathlessness (mokṣa). Without true understanding and inner transformation, an ignorant person fails to gain liberation and lacks peace at death.
In the Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs King Dhṛtarāṣṭra. The king, troubled by fear and moral uncertainty on the eve of the great conflict, receives a teaching that shifts emphasis from external ritual merit to inner knowledge and freedom from ignorance.