Shloka 3
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
भीष्म उवाच शृणु मे त्वमिदं सूक्ष्मं सांख्यानां विदितात्मनाम् विहितं यतिभि: सर्वे: कपिलादिभिरी श्वरै:,भीष्मजीने कहा--युधिष्ठटिर! आत्मतत्त्वके जाननेवाले सांख्यशास्त्रके विद्वानोंका यह सूक्ष्म ज्ञान तुम मुझसे सुनो। इसे ईश्वरकोटिके कपिल आदि सम्पूर्ण यतियोंने प्रकाशित किया है
bhīṣma uvāca: śṛṇu me tvam idaṁ sūkṣmaṁ sāṅkhyānāṁ viditātmanām | vihitaṁ yatibhiḥ sarvaiḥ kapilādibhir īśvaraiḥ ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন—যুধিষ্ঠির! আত্মতত্ত্ব-জ্ঞ সাংখ্য-মুনিদের এই সূক্ষ্ম মত আমার কাছ থেকে শোনো। কাপিল প্রভৃতি ঈশ্বরতুল্য ঋষি-যতিগণ একে প্রকাশ করেছেন।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma introduces a subtle Sāṅkhya-based instruction grounded in ātma-jñāna (realization of the Self), emphasizing that the teaching is authoritative because it is upheld by accomplished renunciants and revered sages like Kapila.
In the Shanti Parva’s post-war instruction, Bhishma addresses Yudhishthira and begins to transmit a refined philosophical doctrine, framing it as a time-tested teaching of realized Sāṅkhya sages and eminent ascetics.