Shloka 34
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
यदा प्रबुद्धा हव्यक्तमवस्थाजन्मभीरव: । बुध्यमान प्रबुध्यन्ति गमयन्ति समं तदा
yadā prabuddhā hy avyaktam avasthā-janma-bhīravaḥ | budhyamānāḥ prabudhyante gamayanti samaṃ tadā ||
Ketika orang-orang arif—terguncang oleh perubahan tahap hidup dan oleh takut akan kelahiran serta kematian—benar-benar terjaga pada kenyataan Sang Mutlak yang tak termanifest dan bersifat kesadaran, maka pengertian mereka menjadi sepenuhnya terang. Saat itu mereka dituntun menuju keadaan seimbang sempurna, dan mencapai Brahman Tertinggi sebagaimana adanya.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Fear arising from life’s changing conditions (childhood, youth, old age) and from birth and death is resolved through right knowledge: when one awakens to the unmanifest, conscious Absolute, one attains equanimity and realization of the Supreme.
Vasiṣṭha is instructing about liberation: he describes the inner turning point where a wise person, shaken by saṃsāra’s instability, gains clear insight into the unmanifest reality and thereby reaches the state of sameness (sama) and the Supreme.