Shloka 21
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
एवं प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य निर्भयस्य निराशिष: । न मृत्युरतिगो भाव: स मृत्युमधिगच्छति
evaṁ prajñāna-tṛptasya nirbhayasya nirāśiṣaḥ | na mṛtyur atigo bhāvaḥ sa mṛtyum adhigacchati ||
Vyāsa dit : Ainsi, pour celui qui est comblé par la sagesse éveillée, sans peur et sans désir, la mort n’a plus de pouvoir écrasant. Établi dans la liberté intérieure, il franchit la mort elle-même.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person who is inwardly fulfilled by true wisdom, and who has abandoned fear and craving, is not dominated by death; freedom from desire and fear is presented as the ethical and spiritual basis for transcending mortality.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a general principle about the liberated or steady-minded person: inner contentment born of wisdom removes the grip of fear and desire, and therefore death is no longer an overpowering threat.