Shloka 18
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
तस्मात् त्वं शूणु राजेन्द्र यथैतदनुदृश्यते । याथातथ्येन सांख्येषु योगेषु च महात्मसु
tasmāt tvaṃ śṛṇu rājendra yathaitad anudṛśyate | yāthātathyena sāṅkhyeṣu yogeṣu ca mahātmasu ||
সেয়ে, ৰাজেন্দ্ৰ, শুনা। সাংখ্য আৰু যোগ জানোতা মহাত্মাসকলৰ উপদেশত মুক্তি যিদৰে সত্যভাৱে দৰ্শিত আৰু প্ৰত্যক্ষ অনুভূত হয়, তাক মই তোমাক যথাৰ্থকৈ ক’ম।
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vasiṣṭha frames the next instruction as a faithful account of mokṣa (liberation) as understood by authoritative sages of both Sāṅkhya (discriminative knowledge) and Yoga (disciplined practice), emphasizing truthfulness and direct insight rather than mere opinion.
Vasiṣṭha addresses a king respectfully as 'rājendra' and signals a transition: he is about to explain, in a precise and reality-aligned way, the nature of liberation as seen by great souls versed in Sāṅkhya and Yoga.