Shloka 10
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
गृहीत्वा ये च गच्छन्ति ये न यान्ति च तान् मृतान् । तेडप्यायुष: प्रमाणेन स्वेन गच्छन्ति जन्तव:,“जो लोग अपने मृतक सम्बन्धियोंको लेकर श्मशानमें जाते हैं, और जो नहीं जाते हैं, वे सभी जीव-जन्तु अपनी आयु पूरी होनेपर इस संसारसे चल बसते हैं
gṛhītvā ye ca gacchanti ye na yānti ca tān mṛtān | te 'pi āyuṣaḥ pramāṇena svena gacchanti jantavaḥ ||
ภีษมะกล่าวว่า— “ผู้ที่อุ้มศพญาติไปยังป่าช้า และผู้ที่มิได้ไปก็ตาม—สรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวงย่อมจากโลกนี้ไปเมื่ออายุขัยของตนถึงกำหนด”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Death comes to all beings according to the fixed measure of their own lifespan; external circumstances—such as whether one attends funeral rites—do not alter the inevitability of departure when one’s allotted time is complete.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and life’s realities, Bhīṣma teaches a reflective point about mortality: people may or may not go to the cremation-ground with the dead, but ultimately every creature leaves the world when its lifespan reaches its limit.