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Shloka 5

मृत्योर्ब्रह्मणा नियोजनम् — The Commissioning of Mṛtyu by Brahmā

यदा चायं न बिभेति यदा चास्मान्न बिभ्यति | यदा नेच्छति न देष्टि ब्रह्म सम्पद्यते तदा

yadā cāyaṃ na bibheti yadā cāsmān na bibhyati | yadā necchati na deṣṭi brahma sampadyate tadā ||

வியாசர் கூறினார்—அவன் பிற உயிர்களை அஞ்சாதபோதும், பிற உயிர்களும் அவனை அஞ்சாதபோதும்; மேலும் ஆசையும் வெறுப்பும்—இரண்டையும் முற்றிலும் கைவிட்டபோதும்—அந்தக் கணமே அவன் பிரம்மநிலையை அடைகிறான்.

यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अयम्this (man/person)
अयम्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
बिभेतिfears
बिभेति:
TypeVerb
Rootभी
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अस्मान्us
अस्मान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
बिभ्यतिfear
बिभ्यति:
TypeVerb
Rootभी
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
इच्छतिdesires
इच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootइष्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
देष्टिhates
देष्टि:
TypeVerb
Rootद्विष्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्रह्मBrahman (the Absolute)
ब्रह्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सम्पद्यतेis attained / comes to be attained
सम्पद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + पद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
तदाthen
तदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा

व्यास उवाच

V
Vyāsa
B
Brahman

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.