Shloka 18
ब्राह्मणानुयात्रा—शौनकोपदेशः
Brāhmaṇas Follow into Exile and Śaunaka’s Instruction
अष्टाज्जां बुद्धिमाहुर्या सर्वाश्रेयोडभिघातिनीम् । श्रुतिस्मृतिसमायुक्तां राजन् सा त्वय्यवस्थिता,“राजन! योगके आठ अंग--यम, नियम, आसन, प्राणायाम, प्रत्याहार, धारणा, ध्यान और समाधिसे सम्पन्न, समस्त अमंगलोंका नाश करनेवाली तथा श्रुतियों और स्मृतियोंके स्वाध्यायसे भलीभाँति दृढ़ की हुई जो उत्तम बुद्धि कही गयी है, वह आपमें स्थित है
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
aṣṭāṅgāṃ buddhim āhur yā sarvaśreyodabhighātinīm |
śruti-smṛti-samāyuktāṃ rājan sā tvayy avasthitā ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “O King, that excellent discernment is said to be eight-limbed—endowed with the disciplines of yoga—and it strikes down all that obstructs true welfare. Strengthened by the study and guidance of Śruti and Smṛti, that wisdom abides in you.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True welfare (śreyas) is protected by disciplined, eightfold yogic discernment (buddhi) that is grounded in Śruti and Smṛti; such wisdom removes harmful tendencies and obstacles and should be recognized as an inner strength already present in the righteous ruler.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana addresses a king and affirms that the king already possesses an exalted, scripturally grounded wisdom described as ‘eight-limbed,’ praising his capacity for self-governance and dharmic judgment.