Shloka 81
Āścarya-kathana: Brāhmaṇa–Nāga Dialogue on Sūrya (Vivasvat) and the ‘Second Sun’ Phenomenon
एवमेक॑ सांख्ययोगं वेदारण्यकमेव च,इस प्रकार आत्मा और अनात्माका विवेक करानेवाला सांख्य, चित्तवृत्तियोंके निरोधका उपदेश देनेवाला योग, जीव और ब्रह्मके अभेदका बोध करानेवाला वेदोंका आरण्यकभाग (उपनिषद्) तथा भक्तिमार्गका प्रतिपादन करनेवाला पाउचरात्र आगम--ये सब शास्त्र एक लक्ष्यके साधक होनेके कारण एक बताये जाते हैं। ये सब एक-दूसरेके अंग हैं। सारे कर्मोंको भगवान् नारायणके चरणारविन्दोंमें समर्पित कर देना यह एकान्त भक्तोंका धर्म है
evaṁ ekaṁ sāṅkhyayogaṁ vedāraṇyakam eva ca | pañcarātrāgamaṁ caiva bhaktimārga-pradarśakam || ete sarve śāstrāṇi ekalakṣya-sādhakāni iti ekam ucyante | anyonyāṅgāni caite | sarvakarmāṇi bhagavato nārāyaṇasya caraṇāravindeṣu samarpayitum ekānta-bhaktānāṁ dharmaḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Thus, Sāṅkhya—which teaches discernment between the Self and the non-Self—Yoga—which instructs the restraint of the mind’s modifications—the Āraṇyaka portion of the Vedas (the Upaniṣads), which reveals the non-difference of the individual soul and Brahman—and the Pañcarātra tradition, which sets forth the path of devotion: all these are spoken of as one, because they serve a single aim. They are mutually supportive, each forming a limb of the others. For those devoted exclusively, the true dharma is to offer every action into the lotus-feet of Lord Nārāyaṇa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Different spiritual disciplines—Sāṅkhya (discernment), Yoga (mental restraint), Upaniṣadic wisdom (non-duality of jīva and brahman), and Pañcarātra devotion—are not competing systems but complementary means toward one goal; for the one-pointed devotee, the culmination is dedicating all actions to Nārāyaṇa.
In Vaiśampāyana’s discourse within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, he synthesizes multiple śāstric approaches and frames them as mutually supportive, concluding with a devotional ethic of offering every deed to the Lord.