Shloka 21
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
एवं प्रज्ञानतृप्तस्य निर्भयस्य निराशिष: । न मृत्युरतिगो भाव: स मृत्युमधिगच्छति
evaṁ prajñāna-tṛptasya nirbhayasya nirāśiṣaḥ | na mṛtyur atigo bhāvaḥ sa mṛtyum adhigacchati ||
வியாசர் கூறினார்—விழித்தெழுந்த ஞானத்தில் நிறைவு பெற்றவன், அச்சமற்றவன், ஆசையற்றவன்—அவனை மரணம் வலியால் அடக்காது. அவன் தானே மரணத்தைத் தாண்டிச் செல்கிறான்.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person who is inwardly fulfilled by true wisdom, and who has abandoned fear and craving, is not dominated by death; freedom from desire and fear is presented as the ethical and spiritual basis for transcending mortality.
In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa states a general principle about the liberated or steady-minded person: inner contentment born of wisdom removes the grip of fear and desire, and therefore death is no longer an overpowering threat.