Shloka 26
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
किमत्र ब्रह्माण्यमृतं कि च वेद्यमनुत्तमम् । चिन्तयंस्तत्र चागत्य गन्धर्वो मामपृच्छत
kim atra brahmāṇy amṛtaṃ ki ca vedyam anuttamam | cintayaṃs tatra cāgatya gandharvo mām apṛcchata ||
“এই বিষয়ত অমৃত, অবিনশ্বৰ ব্ৰহ্ম কি? আৰু অনুত্তম জ্ঞেয় বস্তু কি?”—এদৰে চিন্তা কৰি থাকোঁতে, তাতে এটা গন্ধৰ্ব আহি মোক সুধিলে।
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the central Upaniṣadic-style inquiry: identifying the deathless reality (Brahman) and the highest object of knowledge. It emphasizes reflective questioning as the doorway to liberation-oriented wisdom.
Yājñavalkya reports that a Gandharva, contemplating profound questions about the immortal Brahman and the supreme knowable, approaches and questions him—setting up a dialogue on ultimate knowledge.