Shloka 12
अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu
तैश्वात्मा सततं ज्ञेय इत्येवमनुशुश्रुम । व्रतं हुहीनमनसो नान्यथेति विनिश्चय:
taiś cātmā satataṁ jñeya ity evam anuśuśruma | vrataṁ hīna-manaso nānyatheti viniścayaḥ ||
Vasiṣṭha dit : «Nous avons entendu de la bouche de maîtres vénérables que, par une pratique disciplinée de ce genre, on devient toujours apte à connaître le Soi suprême. Cette observance est destinée au yogin dont l’esprit demeure fermement rassemblé dans la contemplation ; elle n’est pas pour celui qui manque d’intériorité et tourne son esprit vers l’extérieur. Qu’on le comprenne comme une conclusion arrêtée.»
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
True knowledge of the Self is presented as the fruit of disciplined yogic observance, but only for one whose mind is inwardly collected and steady in contemplation; outward-turned or undisciplined minds are said to be unfit for this vow.
Vasiṣṭha is instructing his listener by appealing to received tradition: he reports what has been heard from revered teachers and then states a firm conclusion about who is qualified to undertake the observance that leads to knowledge of the Supreme Self.