Shloka 13
Adhyāya 180: Jīva, Śarīra, and the Fire Analogy (भृगु–भरद्वाज संवादः)
अन्तवन्ति च भूतानि गुणयुक्तानि पश्यत: । उत्पत्तिनिधनज्ञस्थ कि कार्यमवशिष्यते
antavanti ca bhūtāni guṇa-yuktāni paśyataḥ | utpatti-nidhana-jñastha kiṁ kāryam avaśiṣyate ||
குணங்களால் அமைந்த எல்லா உயிர்களும் நிலையற்றவை என்று தெளிவாகக் காண்பவனுக்கும், தோற்றம் மற்றும் அழிவு என்ற தத்துவத்தை அறிந்தவனுக்கும், இங்கே இன்னும் எந்தக் கடமை மீதமிருக்கும்?
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Seeing all beings as impermanent and guṇa-made, and knowing the law of arising and dissolution, dissolves the sense of binding obligation; one becomes inwardly complete, acting (if at all) without compulsion or attachment.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira by emphasizing a jñāna-based perspective: insight into impermanence and the guṇas leads toward renunciation and freedom from the pressure of ‘must-do’ action.