Shloka 56
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
एतावदन्तवेलायां परिसंख्याय तत्त्ववित्
etāvad antavelāyāṃ parisaṅkhyāya tattvavit | yo tattvavettā anta-samaye ime tattvāni jñātvā ekānte niṣaṇṇaḥ paramātmānaṃ dhyāyati sa ākāśe vicarato vāyor iva sarva-prakārābhisaṅgāt pramucyate pañca-kośa-vivarjitaḥ nirbhayaḥ nirāśrayaś ca san muktaḥ paramātmānaṃ prāpnoti |
风神伐由说道：“因此，在生命的最后时刻，通达真实者——既已细致推究并了悟这些原理——独坐幽寂之处，观想至上之我。犹如清风自在行于长空，他脱离一切执著；超越五鞘（pañca-kośa），无惧无依，得解脱而证至上我。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
At the time of death, one who has understood the fundamental principles (tattvas) should withdraw into solitude and meditate on the Supreme Self. Such contemplation, coupled with complete detachment, leads beyond the five sheaths of embodied existence to fearlessness and liberation—attainment of Paramātman.
Vāyu-deva is instructing about the final spiritual discipline: the truth-knower, having reflected on the tattvas, sits alone and meditates on the Supreme. The verse uses the simile of wind moving in the sky to depict freedom from attachments and the liberated state.