Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
कृतकार्य: सुखी शान्तस्तूष्णीं प्रायादुदड्मुख: । शैशिरं गिरिमुद्दिश्य सधर्मा मातरिश्वन:
kṛtakāryaḥ sukhī śāntas tūṣṇīṃ prāyād udaṅmukhaḥ | śaiśiraṃ girim uddiśya sadharmā mātariśvanḥ ||
毗湿摩曰:既成其事,心安而乐,默然北向而行。以法为伴,趋向那寒冽之山(喜马拉雅),其行疾如风。
भीष्म उवाच
True fulfillment culminates in inner peace and quiet detachment: once one’s purpose is accomplished, one should proceed without agitation, guided by dharma rather than by display, speech, or worldly attachment.
Bhīṣma describes a figure who, having attained his goal, departs silently toward the northern direction, aiming for the wintry mountain (Himālaya), moving swiftly like the wind—signaling a transition from worldly engagement to a higher, ascetic or spiritual course.