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 dit : «Quand l’être incarné est entièrement abandonné par Brahman (le principe de vie), les hommes l’appellent “mort”. Car lorsque le jīva quitte le corps, celui-ci paraît sans souffle ; chaleur, respiration, éclat et conscience n’y demeurent plus. Ainsi, un corps délaissé par le Soi est nommé “mort” selon l’entendement commun.»
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.