Shloka 45
Jarā-Mṛtyu-anatikrama: Janaka–Pañcaśikha-saṃvāda
Aging and Death Cannot Be Overstepped
प्रबोधनकरं ज्ञानं सांख्यानामवनीपते । विस्पष्टं प्रोच्यते तत्र शिष्याणां हितकाम्यया
prabodhanakaraṁ jñānaṁ sāṅkhyānām avanīpate | vispaṣṭaṁ procyate tatra śiṣyāṇāṁ hitakāmyayā ||
Vasiṣṭha said: O lord of the earth, out of a desire for my disciples’ welfare, I have clearly set forth to you that awakening knowledge which belongs to Sāṅkhya—so that their understanding may be illumined and their good secured.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
That true knowledge (jñāna), especially the discerning insight associated with Sāṅkhya, is meant to awaken understanding and is taught with clarity for the welfare of students—highlighting the ethical duty of instruction and the beneficent purpose of philosophy.
Vasiṣṭha addresses a king (‘lord of the earth’) and states that he has already explained, in a clear manner, the awakening Sāṅkhya-based knowledge, motivated by concern for the well-being of his disciples.