Shloka 27
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
ततो वीतजरामृत्युर्ज्ञात्वा ब्रह्म सनातनम् । अमृतं तदवाप्रोति यत् तदक्षरमव्ययम्,ऐसा पुरुष जरा और मृत्युका उल्लंघनकर सनातन ब्रह्मको जानकर उस अक्षर, अविकारी एवं अमृत ब्रह्मको प्राप्त कर लेता है
tato vītajarāmṛtyur jñātvā brahma sanātanam | amṛtaṃ tad avāpnoti yat tad akṣaram avyayam ||
Bhishma nói: Rồi sau đó, người đã vượt khỏi quyền lực của già và chết, khi chứng ngộ Brahman vĩnh cửu, sẽ đạt đến Brahman bất tử ấy—bất hoại, bất biến.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Realization of the eternal, imperishable Brahman is presented as the means to transcend the fear and bondage of aging and death; liberation is framed as an inner attainment grounded in knowledge of ultimate reality.
In Bhishma’s instruction during the Shanti Parva, he describes the fruit of spiritual knowledge: one who truly knows the eternal Brahman is said to ‘attain’ the immortal, unchanging reality, thereby standing beyond the ordinary human condition of decay and mortality.