Shloka 50
अग्नीषोमोत्पत्तिः
Agni–Soma Origin and the Brahmāgnīṣomīya Doctrine
सम्यगन्वीक्षतां बुद्धया शान्तयाध्यात्मनित्यया । ध्यानाभ्यासाभिरामाणां योडमृतत्वाय कल्पते
bhīṣma uvāca | samyag anvīkṣatāṃ buddhyā śāntayā adhyātma-nityayā | dhyānābhyāsābhirāmāṇāṃ yo 'mṛtatvāya kalpate |
Bhīṣma berkata: “Bagi mereka yang, dengan akal yang tenang dan sentiasa teguh dalam renungan batin, menyelidik hakikat dengan tepat, serta bersukacita dalam latihan meditasi yang berterusan—maka prinsip tertinggi itu menjadi berkuasa menganugerahkan keabadian, yakni pembebasan melampaui maut.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Immortality (amṛtatva), understood as liberation beyond death, is attained by those who cultivate a peaceful, inwardly oriented intellect, conduct right inquiry into reality, and remain joyfully steady in meditative practice.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on liberation and inner discipline, Bhishma continues teaching that the decisive means is not external achievement but inner inquiry (anvīkṣā), tranquility of mind, and sustained meditation leading toward deathlessness.