Shloka 21
Bhīṣma’s Śara-śayyā Stuti to Vāsudeva and Yogic Preparation for Dehotsarga
Body-Relinquishment
यस्मिन् विश्वानि भूतानि तिष्ठन्ति च विशन्ति च
yasmin viśvāni bhūtāni tiṣṭhanti ca viśanti ca
భీష్ముడు పలికెను—“అదే (పరమ తత్త్వం) యందు సమస్త భూతములు నిలిచియుంటాయి; మరియు చివరకు అందులోకే ప్రవేశించును।”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
All beings depend upon a single ultimate ground: they exist within it, are sustained by it, and finally return into it. Recognizing this supports equanimity and loosens possessiveness and fear, aligning conduct with dharma and the pursuit of inner peace.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and higher knowledge after the war. This line occurs within a reflective teaching that shifts attention from transient worldly upheaval to the enduring principle in which the cosmos rests and into which it dissolves.