Chapter 37 explicitly identifies the "nooses of death" as Adharma (unrighteousness), ignorance, anger, and hatred. According to the text, a person who successfully crosses these obstacles entirely is said to enter the heavenly world. This chapter clarifies that this reward is not a physical location but a state of being—the Vairaj, or the Cosmic Self-form—which is free from all mental grief. It is described as a state where there is no disease, worry, or sorrow, and where the soul, free from the fear of death, can move about completely fearless.
What are the "nooses of death" as identified in Chapter 37, and what is the reward for overcoming them?
📖 Chapter 37