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"When he does not fear and when of
him none is afraid, when he neither likes
nor dislikes, then does a man become the
Brahman. When, being
man of
 
wisdom, he does not sin against any
being, in act, mind or speech, then does
a man become the Brahman.
 
SANTI PARVA
 
6
 
a
 
'मृत्युनाऽभ्याहतो लोको जरया परिवारितः ।
अहोरात्राः पतन्त्येते ननु कस्मात्र बुध्यसे ।
अद्यैव कुरु यच्छ्रेयो मा त्वां कालोऽत्यगादयम् ।
अकृतेष्वेव कार्येषु मृत्यु संप्रकर्षति ॥
 
"The world is struck with death and
surrounded by old age. Days and nights
speed by; why are you not
Even now, do what is to your
let not time pass you. Even
acts are not finished, death drags you.
 
awake ?
welfare ;
as your
 
'अमृतं चैव मृत्युश्च द्वयं देहे प्रतिष्ठितम् ।
मृत्युरापद्यते मोहात् सत्येनापद्यतेऽमृतम् ॥
 
"Immortality and death - both are esta-
blished in the body; death takes place
out of ignorance; immortality comes as a
result of truth.