Shloka 80
Chapter 2: Sudarśana Upākhyāna — Atithi-Dharma and the Conquest of Mṛtyu
Gṛhastha-Vrata
विजिततश्न त्वया मृत्युर्यो5यं त्वामनुगच्छति । रन्ध्रान्वेषी तव सदा त्वया धृत्या वशी कृत:,“तुमने इस मृत्युको, जो सदा तुम्हारा छिद्र ढूँढ़ती हुई तुम्हारे पीछे लगी रहती थी, जीत लिया। तुमने अपने धैर्यसे मृत्युको वशमें कर लिया है
vijita-tṛṣṇā tvayā mṛtyur yo ’yaṁ tvām anugacchati | randhrānveṣī tava sadā tvayā dhṛtyā vaśī kṛtaḥ ||
Bhishma berkata: “Engkau telah menakluk Kematian itu yang sentiasa mengekorimu—sentiasa mencari cela, sentiasa mengintai ruang untuk menyusup. Dengan ketabahan dan penguasaan diri, engkau telah menundukkan Kematian sendiri di bawah kendalimu.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Freedom from craving (tṛṣṇā) and unwavering endurance (dhṛti) remove the ‘openings’ through which fear and mortality dominate the mind; thus even Death is portrayed as being subdued by inner mastery.
Bhishma praises the addressed person’s spiritual and moral strength, describing Death as a constant pursuer looking for vulnerabilities, and declares that through steadfast resolve the person has effectively ‘conquered’ Death.