Shloka 22
सहैव मृत्युर्व्रजति सह मृत्युर्निषीदति।गत्वासुदीर्घमध्वानं सहमृत्युर्निवर्तते।।2.105.22।।
sahaiva mṛtyur vrajati saha mṛtyur niṣīdati | gatvā sudīrgham adhvānaṃ saha mṛtyur nivartate ||2.105.22||
ਮੌਤ ਮਨੁੱਖ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਤੁਰਦੀ ਹੈ; ਮੌਤ ਉਸ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਹੀ ਬੈਠਦੀ ਹੈ। ਬਹੁਤ ਲੰਮਾ ਰਾਹ ਤੈਅ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਵੀ, ਉਹ ਮੌਤ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਲ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਹੀ ਮੁੜ ਆਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
Death follows a man wherever he goes. When he sits, death sits with him. Even after travelling a very long distance, the man returns along with death.
FAQs
It teaches fearlessness grounded in truth: since death is inseparable from embodied life, dharma is to act rightly without being ruled by dread.
A vivid personification of death is used to show that no change of place or circumstance removes mortality.
Abhaya (courage): steadiness that comes from accepting unavoidable realities.