Shloka 1
Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)
है अर छा | अ-क्रा - अन्तःकरणमें जो ज्ञानशक्ति है
vyāsa uvāca | pṛcchatas tava satputra yathāvad iha tattvataḥ | sāṅkhyajñānena saṃyuktaṃ yad etat kīrtitaṃ mayā ||
ব্যাস বললেন—হে সৎপুত্র শুক! তোমার প্রশ্ন অনুসারে আমি এখানে যথাযথভাবে ও তত্ত্বতঃ যে বিবরণ দিলাম, তা সকলই সাংখ্য-জ্ঞান (বিবেকদৃষ্টি)-এর সঙ্গে যুক্ত।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vyāsa frames his reply as a truthful, methodical exposition grounded in Sāṅkhya—discriminative knowledge that analyzes reality—serving as the philosophical basis for the yogic pursuit of the Supreme and liberation.
Śuka has asked a question, and Vyāsa begins his response by clarifying that his explanation is a principled account of the topic and that it belongs to the domain of Sāṅkhya-knowledge, preparing the listener for the ensuing teaching on realization.