That by which life may be preserved should, forsooth, be done unhesitatingly. Life is better than death. By living, one may acquire virtue.
यथा यथैव जीवेद्धि तत् कर्तव्यमहेलया। जीवितं मरणाच्छ्यो जीवन् धर्ममवाप्नुयात्॥