Shloka 59
श्रेयो-धर्मकर्मविचारः
Inquiry into Śreyas, Dharma, and Karma
भीष्म उवाच एवमुक््त्वा स कौन्तेय वृत्र: प्राणानवासृजत् । योजयित्वा तथा55त्मानं परं स्थानमवाप्तवान्,भीष्मजी कहते हैं--कुन्तीनन्दन! ऐसा कहकर वृत्रासुरने अपने आत्माको परमात्मामें लगाकर उन्हींका ध्यान करते हुए प्राण त्याग दिये और परमेश्वरके परमधामको प्राप्त कर लिया
bhīṣma uvāca evam uktvā sa kaunteya vṛtraḥ prāṇān avāsṛjat | yojayitvā tathātmānaṁ paraṁ sthānam avāptavān ||
ビーシュマは言った。「クンティの子よ、かく語り終えると、ヴリトラは命の息を捨てた。そのように自己を至上者に結び、彼を念じつつ、主の最高の住処に到達したのである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even one known as an asura can attain the highest goal through single-pointed devotion and inner union with the Supreme; liberation is linked to the state of consciousness and surrender at the time of death, not merely to birth or social identity.
Bhishma concludes the account by stating that Vritra, after declaring his resolve, relinquished his life-breaths while fixing his inner self on the Supreme Lord, and thereby reached the Lord’s highest abode.