Shloka 27
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
ततो वीतजरामृत्युर्ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्म सनातनम् । अमृतं तदवाप्रोति यत् तदक्षरमव्ययम्,ऐसा पुरुष जरा और मृत्युका उल्लंघनकर सनातन ब्रह्मको जानकर उस अक्षर, अविकारी एवं अमृत ब्रह्मको प्राप्त कर लेता है
tato vītajarāmṛtyur jñātvā brahma sanātanam | amṛtaṃ tad avāpnoti yat tad akṣaram avyayam ||
Bhishma sprach: Danach erlangt, wer sich über die Herrschaft von Alter und Tod erhoben und den ewigen Brahman erkannt hat, jenen unsterblichen Brahman—unvergänglich und unveränderlich.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Realization of the eternal, imperishable Brahman is presented as the means to transcend the fear and bondage of aging and death; liberation is framed as an inner attainment grounded in knowledge of ultimate reality.
In Bhishma’s instruction during the Shanti Parva, he describes the fruit of spiritual knowledge: one who truly knows the eternal Brahman is said to ‘attain’ the immortal, unchanging reality, thereby standing beyond the ordinary human condition of decay and mortality.