Shloka 29
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
ततः स त॑ महोच्छवासं भृशमुच्छवस्य दारुणम् | निष्क्रामन् कम्पयत्याशु तच्छरीरमचेतनम्,तब वह जीवात्मा बारंबार भयंकर एवं लंबी साँस छोड़कर बाहर निकलने लगता है। उस समय सहसा इस जड शरीरको कम्पित कर देता है
tataḥ sa taṁ mahocchvāsaṁ bhṛśam ucchvasya dāruṇam | niṣkrāman kampayaty āśu taccharīram acetanam ||
Kemudian, diri hayat itu, menghembus nafas panjang yang menggerunkan berulang-ulang, mula berangkat pergi. Ketika ia keluar, dengan segera ia membuat tubuh yang tidak berperasaan itu bergetar—menampakkan saat ngeri ketika hidup melonggarkan pegangannya dan jasad, kehilangan kesedaran, digoncang oleh daya nafas yang sedang berpisah.
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the distinction between the conscious principle that departs and the body that becomes acetanam (insentient). It encourages reflection on impermanence and detachment: life’s departure is marked by breath, while the body is merely a shaken vessel once consciousness withdraws.
A Siddha describes the moment of death or near-death: the being exhales a long, frightening breath and begins to exit the body; during this departure the body, now without awareness, trembles suddenly.