Shloka 22
मनुरुवाच — इन्द्रिय-मनः-ज्ञान-क्रमः
Manu on the hierarchy of senses, mind, and knowledge
अथवा नेच्छते तत्र ब्रह्मकायनिषेवणम् । उत्क्रामति च मार्गस्थो नैव क्वचन जायते
athavā necchate tatra brahmakāyaniṣevaṇam | utkrāmati ca mārgastho naiva kvacana jāyate ||
Ou bien, là, il ne désire plus demeurer associé au « corps de Brahmā » (c’est-à-dire l’existence incarnée soutenue par des éléments subtils). Debout sur la voie du départ, il s’en va, et ne renaît nulle part.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Freedom from rebirth comes when the desire to continue embodied existence—even in subtle or exalted forms—is absent; then, at death, one departs and does not take birth again.
Bhīṣma is instructing on the fate of a spiritually accomplished person: at the time of departure, having no longing for continued embodiment, he leaves the body and is not reborn.