Shloka 56
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
एतावदन्तवेलायां परिसंख्याय तत्त्ववित्
etāvad antavelāyāṃ parisaṅkhyāya tattvavit | yo tattvavettā anta-samaye ime tattvāni jñātvā ekānte niṣaṇṇaḥ paramātmānaṃ dhyāyati sa ākāśe vicarato vāyor iva sarva-prakārābhisaṅgāt pramucyate pañca-kośa-vivarjitaḥ nirbhayaḥ nirāśrayaś ca san muktaḥ paramātmānaṃ prāpnoti |
तत्त्ववेत्ता अंतकाळी या तत्त्वांचे यथार्थ ज्ञान करून एकांतात बसून परमात्म्याचे ध्यान करतो. तो आकाशात संचार करणाऱ्या वायूप्रमाणे सर्व आसक्तींमधून सुटतो; पंचकोशांपलीकडे जाऊन निर्भय व निराश्रय होऊन मुक्त होतो आणि परमात्म्याला प्राप्त होतो।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
At the time of death, one who has understood the fundamental principles (tattvas) should withdraw into solitude and meditate on the Supreme Self. Such contemplation, coupled with complete detachment, leads beyond the five sheaths of embodied existence to fearlessness and liberation—attainment of Paramātman.
Vāyu-deva is instructing about the final spiritual discipline: the truth-knower, having reflected on the tattvas, sits alone and meditates on the Supreme. The verse uses the simile of wind moving in the sky to depict freedom from attachments and the liberated state.