Shloka 38
Jarā-Mṛtyu-anatikrama: Janaka–Pañcaśikha-saṃvāda
Aging and Death Cannot Be Overstepped
ममत्वमनया नित्यमहंकारकृतात्मकम् | अपेत्याहमिमां हित्वा संश्रयिष्ये निरामयम्,“अब तो इसको और इसकी अहंकारस्वरूपिणी ममताको त्यागकर इससे सर्वथा अतीत होकर मैं निरामय परमात्माकी शरण लूँगा
mamatvam anayā nityam ahaṅkāra-kṛtātmakam | apetyāham imāṁ hitvā saṁśrayiṣye nirāmayam ||
Vasiṣṭha nói: “Cảm thức ‘của ta’ vốn luôn do ngã mạn tạo tác và mang chính bản tính của nó. Gạt bỏ nó, vượt hẳn khỏi sự đồng nhất hóa này, ta sẽ lìa bỏ và nương tựa nơi Nirāmaya—Đại Ngã tối thượng, thanh tịnh và vô ưu.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that ‘mine-ness’ (mamatva) is a product of ego (ahaṅkāra). Freedom comes by abandoning this possessive identification and taking refuge in the sorrowless, stainless Supreme Self (nirāmaya paramātman).
Vasiṣṭha articulates an inner resolve: he will withdraw from ego-born possessiveness and transcend identification with ‘this’ (the basis of attachment), choosing instead the refuge of the Supreme Self as the path to peace and freedom.