Shloka 16

मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā

Devanagari script

अकृत्रिममसंहार्य प्राकृतं निरुपस्कृतम्‌ अध्यात्मं सुकृतं प्राप्त: सुखमव्ययमश्लुते

Transliteration

akṛtrimam asaṁhāryaṁ prākṛtaṁ nirupaskṛtam | adhyātmaṁ sukṛtaṁ prāpyaḥ sukham avyayam aśnute ||

Translation

ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ଯେ ଦେହଭିତରେ ଅବସ୍ଥିତ ‘ସୁକୃତ’ ନାମରେ ପ୍ରସିଦ୍ଧ ସେଇ ଅଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମ-ବ୍ରହ୍ମକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ—ଯାହା ଅକୃତ୍ରିମ, ଅସଂହାର୍ଯ୍ୟ, ସ୍ୱଭାବସିଦ୍ଧ ଓ ସଂସ୍କାରସ୍ପର୍ଶରହିତ—ସେ ଅକ୍ଷୟ ସୁଖର ଭାଗୀ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• अकृत्रिमम्: not artificial, natural
• अकृत्रिमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकृत्रिम
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• असंहार्यम्: indestructible, not liable to destruction
• असंहार्यम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: असंहार्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राकृतम्: original, natural, inherent
• प्राकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राकृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• निरुपस्कृतम्: unadorned, unconditioned, without embellishment
• निरुपस्कृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरुपस्कृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अध्यात्मम्: the inner self; pertaining to the self (adhyātma)
• अध्यात्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यात्म
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सुकृतम्: well-made; well-accomplished; (as an epithet) 'Sukṛta'
• सुकृतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुकृत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्तः: having attained
• प्राप्तः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सुखम्: happiness, bliss
• सुखम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अव्ययम्: imperishable, undecaying
• अव्ययम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अव्यय
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अश्नुते: attains, enjoys, obtains
• अश्नुते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Brahman (as ‘Sukṛta’)
• Ātman/Adhyātma (inner Self)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Imperishable happiness arises from realizing the inner, unconditioned Brahman/Ātman—natural, indestructible, and not dependent on external ‘refinements’ or constructed identities.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on liberation and inner peace, Vyāsa states a doctrinal point: the seeker who attains the adhyātma reality (Brahman within) becomes entitled to enduring bliss, shifting the focus from worldly achievements to Self-realization.