Shloka 5

मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā

Devanagari script

यदा चायं न बिभेति यदा चास्मान्न बिभ्यति | यदा नेच्छति न देष्टि ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा

Transliteration

yadā cāyaṃ na bibheti yadā cāsmān na bibhyati | yadā necchati na deṣṭi brahma sampadyate tadā ||

Translation

ବ୍ୟାସ କହିଲେ—ଯେତେବେଳେ ସେ ଅନ୍ୟ ପ୍ରାଣୀଙ୍କୁ ଭୟ କରେ ନାହିଁ ଏବଂ ଅନ୍ୟ ପ୍ରାଣୀମାନେ ମଧ୍ୟ ତାକୁ ଭୟ କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ; ଏବଂ ଯେତେବେଳେ ସେ ଇଚ୍ଛା ଓ ଦ୍ୱେଷ—ଦୁହିଁକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ତ୍ୟାଗ କରେ—ସେହି ସମୟରେ ହିଁ ସେ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଭାବକୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अयम्: this (man/person)
• अयम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• बिभेति: fears
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• अस्मान्: us
• अस्मान्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• बिभ्यति: fear
• Type: Verb
• Root: भी
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• इच्छति: desires
• Type: Verb
• Root: इष्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• देष्टि: hates
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• ब्रह्म: Brahman (the Absolute)
• ब्रह्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सम्पद्यते: is attained / comes to be attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पद्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Brahman

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Brahman-realization is indicated by a transformed ethical presence: one becomes harmless and fearless—neither fearing others nor causing fear—and one has relinquished both desire (icchā) and hatred/aversion (dveṣa). Inner freedom expresses itself outwardly as non-threatening conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the instruction-oriented setting of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a criterion of spiritual attainment: the realized person is free from reactive emotions that generate conflict—fear, craving, and hatred—and thus lives in a way that brings safety to others and reflects inner liberation.