Shloka 21
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
एवं प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य निर्भयस्य निराशिष: । न मृत्युरतिगो भाव: स मृत्युमधिगच्छति
evaṁ prajñāna-tṛptasya nirbhayasya nirāśiṣaḥ | na mṛtyur atigo bhāvaḥ sa mṛtyum adhigacchati ||
ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ଯେ ପ୍ରବୁଦ୍ଧ ପ୍ରଜ୍ଞାରେ ତୃପ୍ତ, ନିର୍ଭୟ ଏବଂ ଆଶା-କାମନାରହିତ, ତାହାପରେ ମୃତ୍ୟୁର ପ୍ରଭାବ ଚାଲେନାହିଁ। ସେ ନିଜେ ମୃତ୍ୟୁକୁ ଅତିକ୍ରମ କରେ।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person who is inwardly fulfilled by true wisdom, and who has abandoned fear and craving, is not dominated by death; freedom from desire and fear is presented as the ethical and spiritual basis for transcending mortality.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a general principle about the liberated or steady-minded person: inner contentment born of wisdom removes the grip of fear and desire, and therefore death is no longer an overpowering threat.