Shloka 14
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
विशोको निर्मम: शान्त: प्रसन्नात्मा विमत्सर: | षड्भिल॑क्षणवानेतै: समग्र: पुनरेष्यति
viśoko nirmamaḥ śāntaḥ prasannātmā vimatsaraḥ | ṣaḍbhir lakṣaṇavān etaiḥ samagraḥ punar eṣyati ||
विशोको निर्ममः शान्तः प्रसन्नात्मा विमत्सरः । षड्भिलक्षणवानेतैः समग्रः पुनरेष्यति ॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation-oriented wholeness arises from cultivating six inner virtues: freedom from grief, non-possessiveness, tranquility, clarity/cheerfulness of mind, and absence of envy (with the verse presenting these as defining marks of a spiritually complete person).
In the instruction-heavy Shānti Parva, Vyāsa states a concise criterion for spiritual maturity: a person recognized by these inner qualities becomes ‘samagra’—integrated and fulfilled—moving toward the highest end (mokṣa) through knowledge and inner discipline.