Shloka 13
Adhyātma-nirdeśa
Definition of Adhyātma): Mahābhūtas, Indriyas, Guṇas, and the Witness (Kṣetrajña
विहगैरुप भुक्तस्य शैलाग्रात्ू पतितस्य च । अग्निना चोपसयुक्तस्य कुत: संजीवनं पुनः,इनमेंसे जो मरता है, उसे या तो पक्षी खा जाते हैं या वह पर्वतके शिखरसे गिरकर चूर- चूर हो जाता है अथवा आगमें जलकर भस्म हो जाता है। ऐसी दशामें उनका पुनः जीवित होना कैसे सम्भव है?
vihagair upabhuktasya śailāgrāt patitasya ca | agninā copasayuktasya kutaḥ saṃjīvanaṃ punaḥ ||
Seseorang yang telah dimakan burung, atau jatuh dari puncak gunung hingga hancur berkeping, atau dilalap api—bagaimana mungkin dia hidup kembali? Dalam keadaan demikian, apakah asasnya untuk kebangkitan semula?
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse articulates a skeptical challenge to the idea of returning to life after death by pointing to irreversible physical destruction. It sets up a philosophical inquiry into what ‘life’ or ‘self’ could mean beyond the body, and invites a response grounded in dharma, karma, and metaphysics rather than mere bodily continuity.
Bharadvāja raises an objection in a doctrinal discussion: if a body is destroyed—devoured by birds, smashed by a fall, or burned to ash—how can it be ‘revived’? The statement functions as a probing question meant to test or clarify teachings about post-mortem existence and rebirth.