Shloka 25
सांख्ययोगभेदः तथा योगबलोपदेशः
Sāṃkhya–Yoga Distinction and Instruction on Yogic Strength
तत्संयोगेन बुद्धि चाप्पपश्यत् स तु शंकर: । महामतिरचिन्त्यात्मा सत्यधर्मरत: सदा
tat-saṃyogena buddhiṃ cāpaśyat sa tu śaṅkaraḥ | mahā-matir acintyātmā satya-dharma-rataḥ sadā ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Par cette association, Śaṅkara perçut l’œuvre de l’intelligence. Alors ce Mahādeva au grand esprit, d’une nature intérieure inconcevable et toujours voué à la vérité et au dharma, constata que, par le contact de sa propre austérité, même l’austérité d’Uśanā s’en trouvait accrue.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A being firmly established in satya and dharma elevates others through contact; true spiritual power is not competitive but augmentative—tapas can increase in another when guided or touched by a higher, dharmic presence.
Bhishma describes Śaṅkara observing, through their association, the functioning of buddhi and noticing that his own ascetic potency, when brought into contact, caused an increase in Uśanā’s austerity as well.