Shloka 5
मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā
यदा चायं न बिभेति यदा चास्मान्न बिभ्यति | यदा नेच्छति न देष्टि ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा,जिस समय वह दूसरे प्राणियोंसे नहीं डरता और दूसरे प्राणी भी उससे भयभीत नहीं होते तथा जब वह इच्छा और द्वेषका सर्वथा परित्याग कर देता है, उसी समय उसे ब्रह्मभावकी प्राप्ति होती है
yadā cāyaṃ na bibheti yadā cāsmān na bibhyati | yadā necchati na deṣṭi brahma sampadyate tadā ||
यदा चायं न बिभेति यदा चास्मान्न बिभ्यति। यदा नेच्छति न द्वेष्टि ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.
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.