Shloka 13
बलीन्द्रसंवादः — Kāla, Anityatā, and the Limits of Agency
Mahābhārata 12.217
तस्माच्चतुष्टयं वेद्यमेतै्हेतुभिरावृतम् । यथासंज्ञो हायं सम्यगन्तकाले न मुह्ृति,अतः इन्हीं हेतुओंसे आवृत हुई इन चार वस्तुओं (सच्चिदानन्दघन परमात्मा, दृश्यवर्ग, प्रकृति और पुरुष) को जानना चाहिये। इन्हें भलीभाँति तत्त्वसे जान लेनेपर मनुष्य मृत्युके समय मोहमें नहीं पड़ता है
tasmāc catuṣṭayaṁ vedyam etair hetubhir āvṛtam | yathāsaṁjño hy ayaṁ samyag antakāle na muhṛti ||
ビーシュマは言った。ゆえに、これらの因縁によって覆われてはいるが、この四重の実在を知るべきである。これを正しく、明らかな識別をもって悟る者は、死の時に迷妄へ落ちず、揺るがぬ心で終わりに臨む。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that one should discern a fourfold set of fundamental realities, even though they are obscured by causal factors; such right knowledge prevents confusion and attachment at the moment of death.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues his philosophical counsel, emphasizing that clear metaphysical understanding (rather than mere ritual or emotion) steadies a person when facing death.