By what means men are exempted from the authority of Yama, as narrated by Bhishma to Nakula - Verse 17
Vishnu Purana (GRETIL; M. M. Pathak critical edition) · 3 · Verse 7.17
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Sanskrit Original
क्षितिजलपरमाणवो ऽनिलान्ते पुनर अपि यान्ति यथैकतां धरित्र्याः सुरपशुमनुजादयस तथान्ते गुणकलुषेण सनातनेन तेन ।।
kṣitijalaparamāṇavo 'nilānte punar api yānti yathaikatāṃ dharitryāḥ surapaśumanujādayas tathānte guṇakaluṣeṇa sanātanena tena ||
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Just as the particles of earth and water return to their original state, so do beings like gods, animals, and humans return in the end, tainted by the eternal qualities.