Shloka 18
जनक–सुलभा संवादः
Janaka–Sulabhā Dialogue on Mokṣa and Non-attachment
चेतनेन समेतस्य पञ्चविंशतिकस्य ह । एकत्वं वै भवत्यस्य यदा बुद्धा न बुध्यते
cetanena sametasya pañcaviṁśatikasya ha | ekatvaṁ vai bhavaty asya yadā buddhā na budhyate ||
قال فاسيشثا: حين لا يعود النفسُ الفردي—وهو معدود ضمن المبادئ الخمسة والعشرين ومقترن بالوعي الخالص—«يعرف» بواسطة العقل، أي حين يكفّ عن نسبة الكتلة الجامدة إلى «أنا» و«لي»، عندئذٍ تُدرَك وحدته مع الحقيقة العليا، الدائمة الوعي.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation arises when the self stops identifying with the inert psycho-physical aggregate through buddhi; with the collapse of ‘I/mine’ appropriation, the self’s unity with the ever-conscious Supreme is realized.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on liberation, Vasiṣṭha explains a Sāṅkhya-leaning analysis: the self (counted among the tattvas) is associated with consciousness, and when intellect ceases to project identification, the realization of oneness with the Supreme follows.