Shloka 17
Adhyāya 249 — Mṛtyu-prādurbhāvaḥ (The Manifestation of Death) / Restraint of Tejas and Ordered Saṃhāra
उत्तमां बुद्धिमास्थाय ब्रह्म भूयान् भविष्यसि । संतीर्ण: सर्वसंसारात् प्रसन्नात्मा विकल्मष:
uttamāṁ buddhim āsthāya brahma bhūyān bhaviṣyasi | saṁtīrṇaḥ sarvasaṁsārāt prasannātmā vikalmaṣaḥ ||
Dengan berlindung pada pengertian tertinggi, engkau akan semakin teguh bersemayam dalam Brahman. Setelah menyeberangi seluruh putaran keberadaan duniawi, engkau akan tinggal dengan diri yang bening dan tenteram, bebas dari noda.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate and rely upon the highest discernment (uttamā buddhi)—a purified, truth-oriented understanding—so that one becomes established in Brahman, transcends saṁsāra, and attains inner serenity and freedom from moral and mental taint.
Vyāsa delivers a concise assurance and instruction: by adopting supreme spiritual understanding, the listener will cross beyond worldly bondage and abide as a tranquil, purified self, oriented toward Brahman-realization.