Shloka 21
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
एवं प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य निर्भयस्य निराशिष: । न मृत्युरतिगो भाव: स मृत्युमधिगच्छति
evaṁ prajñāna-tṛptasya nirbhayasya nirāśiṣaḥ | na mṛtyur atigo bhāvaḥ sa mṛtyum adhigacchati ||
ব্যাস বললেন—যে জাগ্রত প্রজ্ঞায় তৃপ্ত, নির্ভয় এবং আকাঙ্ক্ষাহীন, তার উপর মৃত্যুর প্রাবল্য চলে না। সে নিজেই মৃত্যুকে অতিক্রম করে।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person who is inwardly fulfilled by true wisdom, and who has abandoned fear and craving, is not dominated by death; freedom from desire and fear is presented as the ethical and spiritual basis for transcending mortality.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a general principle about the liberated or steady-minded person: inner contentment born of wisdom removes the grip of fear and desire, and therefore death is no longer an overpowering threat.