Shloka 25
त्रिवर्गविचारः
Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma
निष्क्रम्य वनमास्थाय ज्ञानयुक्तो जितेन्द्रिय: । कालाकांक्षी चरत्येवं ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते
niṣkramya vanam āsthāya jñānayukto jitendriyaḥ | kālākāṅkṣī caratyevaṃ brahmabhūyāya kalpate ||
Bhīṣma dijo: Habiendo dejado la vida del hogar y tomando refugio en el bosque, el hombre unido al conocimiento verdadero y dueño de sus sentidos continúa viviendo, sereno, aguardando la hora de la muerte señalada. Viviendo así—libre de agitación y de apego—se vuelve apto para alcanzar el estado de Brahman (la consumación espiritual final).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that one who leaves household attachment, lives in the forest with knowledge and sense-control, and calmly accepts mortality becomes qualified for liberation—attaining Brahman-hood through disciplined detachment.
In Bhishma’s instruction on dharma and the stages of life, he describes the renunciant/forest-dweller who departs from home, lives austerely and peacefully, and waits for death without anxiety, thereby progressing toward the highest spiritual goal.