Shloka 33
बलीन्द्रसंवादः — Kāla, Anityatā, and the Limits of Agency
Mahābhārata 12.217
ज्ञात्वा55त्मस्थं हरिं चैव न निवर्तन्ति तेडव्यया: । प्राप्प तत् परमं स्थान मोदन्ते$क्षरमव्ययम्
jñātvā ātmastheṃ hariṃ caiva na nivartante te 'vyayāḥ | prāpya tat paramaṃ sthānaṃ modante 'kṣaram avyayam ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Dengan mengetahui Hari bersemayam dalam Diri, mereka teguh dalam yang tidak binasa. Mereka tidak kembali lagi ke dunia ini. Setelah mencapai keadaan tertinggi itu—tidak dapat dimusnahkan dan tidak berubah—mereka bersukacita, tenggelam dalam kebahagiaan tertinggi.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Realization of Hari as indwelling in the Self leads to imperishability and liberation: the liberated do not return to saṃsāra, but attain the supreme, unchanging state and abide in bliss.
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhīṣma teaches Yudhiṣṭhira that inner realization of the Lord (Hari) culminates in reaching the highest abode/state, beyond decay and rebirth.