Shloka 33
बलीन्द्रसंवादः — Kāla, Anityatā, and the Limits of Agency
Mahābhārata 12.217
ज्ञात्वा55त्मस्थं हरिं चैव न निवर्तन्ति तेडव्यया: । प्राप्प तत् परमं स्थान मोदन्ते$क्षरमव्ययम्
jñātvā ātmastheṃ hariṃ caiva na nivartante te 'vyayāḥ | prāpya tat paramaṃ sthānaṃ modante 'kṣaram avyayam ||
Bhīṣma dit : Sachant Hari demeurer au sein du Soi, ils s’établissent dans l’impérissable. Ils ne reviennent plus en ce monde. Ayant atteint cet état suprême—indestructible et immuable—ils se réjouissent, plongés dans la béatitude la plus haute.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Realization of Hari as indwelling in the Self leads to imperishability and liberation: the liberated do not return to saṃsāra, but attain the supreme, unchanging state and abide in bliss.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhīṣma teaches Yudhiṣṭhira that inner realization of the Lord (Hari) culminates in reaching the highest abode/state, beyond decay and rebirth.