Shloka 68
धर्मस्य बहुद्वारत्वम् — Nārada’s Audience with Indra (Śānti-parva 340)
विद्यासहायवन्तं च आदित्यस्थं समाहितम् । कपिल प्राहुराचार्या: सांख्यनिश्चितनिश्चया:,'सांख्यशास्त्रके सिद्धान्तका निश्चय करनेवाले आचार्यगण मुझे ही विद्याकी सहायतासे युक्त, सूर्यमण्डलमें स्थित एवं समाहितचित्त कपिल कहते हैं
vidyāsahāyavantaṃ ca ādityasthaṃ samāhitam | kapilaṃ prāhur ācāryāḥ sāṅkhya-niścita-niścayāḥ ||
সাংখ্যৰ স্থিৰ সিদ্ধান্তত দৃঢ়ভাৱে প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত আচাৰ্যসকলে মোকেই—বিদ্যাৰ সহায়েৰে যুক্ত, সূৰ্যমণ্ডলত অৱস্থিত আৰু সমাহিতচিত্ত—‘কপিল’ বুলি ঘোষণা কৰে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse elevates disciplined knowledge (vidyā) and mental collectedness (samāhita) as marks of true philosophical authority, presenting Kapila as an archetype recognized by established Sāṅkhya teachers—one whose insight is steady and whose station is symbolically linked with the Sun (clarity, illumination).
In Bhīṣma’s discourse on dharma and higher knowledge in the Śānti Parva, he cites the recognition given by Sāṅkhya authorities: they identify him with Kapila, describing Kapila’s qualities—supported by knowledge, abiding in the solar sphere, and possessing concentrated mind—thereby grounding the teaching in revered tradition.