What can death do to a man whose soul has not been troubled or led into delusion by desire? For him death holds no more terror than a tiger made of straw. Therefore, O kshatriya, if desire — which is ignorance — is to be destroyed in its very existence, then no desire, however slight, should be entertained or pursued. That soul which dwells in your body, bound up with anger and greed and filled with ignorance, is itself death. Knowing that death arises in this way, one who relies on knowledge does not fear death. Indeed, just as the body is destroyed when it falls under the sway of death, so death itself is destroyed when it falls under the sway of knowledge.' Dhritarashtra said: 'The Vedas proclaim the liberating power of those most sacred and eternal realms which, it is said, can be attained by the twice-born through prayers and sacrifices. Knowing this, why should not a learned man resort to (religious) works?' 3 Sanatsujata said: 'Truly, one who does not know follows the path you have indicated, and the Vedas likewise declare that there is both bliss and liberation there. But one who regards the material body as the self will, if he succeeds in abandoning desire, attain liberation (or Brahman) at once. Yet if someone seeks liberation without abandoning desire, he will have to follow the (prescribed) path of action, striving to destroy the chances of his returning by the paths he has once traveled.' 4 Dhritarashtra said: 'Who is this who invokes the Unborn and Ancient One? If, again, He Himself is this entire universe by virtue of having entered into all things (without desire, as He is), then what can His actions or His happiness be?