Shloka 236
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
ब्रह्मणा सम्परित्यक्तो मृत इत्युच्यते नरै: । इस प्रकार जब जीव शरीरका त्याग करता है
brahmaṇā samparityakto mṛta ity ucyate naraiḥ |
Siddha sprach: „Wenn das verkörperte Wesen von Brahman (dem Lebensprinzip) völlig verlassen ist, nennen die Menschen es ‚tot‘. Denn wenn der jīva den Leib verlässt, erscheint er ohne Atem; Wärme, Atmung, Glanz und Bewusstsein bleiben nicht mehr. So wird ein vom Selbst verlassener Körper nach allgemeinem Verständnis ‚tot‘ genannt.“
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Death is defined not merely as physical stillness but as the departure of the indwelling self/life-principle: when consciousness, warmth, breath, and radiance cease because the jīva is gone, the body is called ‘dead.’
A Siddha instructs by explaining how people recognize death: the body, once the jīva departs, becomes breathless and devoid of heat and awareness, and is therefore designated as a corpse.