Shloka 12
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
प्राप्स्यसे च यदिष्टं तत् सांख्ययोगेप्सितं पदम् । एतावदुक्त्वा भगवानस्तमेवाभ्यवर्तत
prāpsyase ca yadiṣṭaṃ tat sāṅkhyayogepsitaṃ padam | etāvad uktvā bhagavān astam evābhyavartata |
„Du wirst jenen ersehnten Zustand erlangen—das höchste Ziel, nach dem selbst die Anhänger der Sāṅkhya-Lehre und die Übenden des Yoga verlangen.“ Nur dies sagte der gesegnete Sonnengott; dann zog er sich zurück und verschwand an eben jener Stelle aus dem Blick.
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse affirms that the promised attainment is the highest spiritual goal (padam) sought by both Sāṅkhya (knowledge/discrimination) and Yoga (discipline/meditation), implying the convergence of these paths in liberation-oriented realization.
A divine figure identified as the Sun-god delivers a brief assurance of the seeker’s attainment of the supreme desired state; after speaking, he withdraws and becomes invisible, marking the close of the divine encounter.