Creatures destroy themselves. Death does not destroy any one, armed though she is with the mortal dart. Therefore the wise, knowing death to be unavoidable being ordained by Brahma, never lament for those that are dead. Now knowing that death is ordained by the highest divinity, renounce, without delay, your sorrow for you son.
आत्मानं वै प्राणिनो मन्ति सर्वे नैतान् मृत्युदण्डपाणिर्हिनस्ति। तस्मान्मृतान् नानुशोचन्ति धीरा मृत्युं ज्ञात्वा निश्चयं ब्रह्मसृष्टम्। इत्थं सृष्टि देवक्लप्तां विदित्वा पुत्रान्नष्टाच्छोकमाशु त्यजस्व॥