Shloka 63
Brāhmaṇya-प्रश्नः — The Inquiry into Attaining Brāhmaṇya
Mataṅga–Gardabhī Itihāsa
शरीरमुत्सूजेत् तत्र विधिपूर्वमनाशके । अध्रुवं जीवित ज्ञात्वा यो वै वेदान्तगो द्विज:
śarīram utsṛjet tatra vidhipūrvam anāśake | adhruvaṁ jīvitaṁ jñātvā yo vai vedāntagō dvijaḥ || vedāntakaḥ jñātā dvijaḥ asya jīvanam nāśavān iti manyamānaḥ tasmin parvate vasati, devatā-pūjanaṁ kṛtvā munīn praṇamya ca, vidhipūrvakam anāśanena prāṇān tyajati; sa siddhaḥ sanātanaṁ brahmalokaṁ prāpnoti ||
Là, après avoir d’abord accompli les rites selon la règle, il doit quitter son corps par le jeûne. Sachant la vie incertaine, le dvija établi dans le Vedānta—celui qui comprend véritablement l’aboutissement du Veda—tient cette existence pour périssable; il demeure sur cette montagne, adore les dieux, s’incline devant les sages, puis, par un jeûne prescrit, abandonne ses souffles vitaux. Parvenu à l’accomplissement, il atteint l’éternel monde de Brahman, Brahmaloka.
अजड्रिय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Life is impermanent; therefore, a Vedānta-knowing dvija should live with disciplined renunciation, honoring gods and sages, and—when the time is ripe—relinquish the body through a duly regulated fast, culminating in attainment of Brahmaloka.
Ajadri describes an ascetic ideal: a learned twice-born lives on a mountain, performs worship and reverence, and then undertakes a rule-governed fast (anāśana) to give up the vital breaths, thereby achieving siddhi and reaching the eternal Brahmaloka.