Shloka 236
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
ब्रह्मणा सम्परित्यक्तो मृत इत्युच्यते नरै: । इस प्रकार जब जीव शरीरका त्याग करता है
brahmaṇā samparityakto mṛta ity ucyate naraiḥ |
ଯେତେବେଳେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମ (ଜୀବନ-ତତ୍ତ୍ୱ) ଦେହକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଭାବେ ପରିତ୍ୟାଗ କରେ, ଲୋକେ ତାହାକୁ ‘ମୃତ’ ବୋଲି କହନ୍ତି। କାରଣ ଜୀବ ଦେହ ଛାଡ଼ିଲେ ଦେହଟି ନିଶ୍ୱାସହୀନ ଦିଶେ; ତାହାରେ ଉଷ୍ମା, ଶ୍ୱାସ-ପ୍ରଶ୍ୱାସ, ଦୀପ୍ତି ଓ ଚେତନା କିଛି ମଧ୍ୟ ରହେନାହିଁ। ଏହିପରି ଆତ୍ମାଦ୍ୱାରା ପରିତ୍ୟକ୍ତ ଦେହକୁ ଲୋକ ‘ମୃତ’ ବୋଲି ଅଭିହିତ କରନ୍ତି।
सिद्ध उवाच
Educational Q&A
Death is defined not merely as physical stillness but as the departure of the indwelling self/life-principle: when consciousness, warmth, breath, and radiance cease because the jīva is gone, the body is called ‘dead.’
A Siddha instructs by explaining how people recognize death: the body, once the jīva departs, becomes breathless and devoid of heat and awareness, and is therefore designated as a corpse.