Shloka 4
नारद–शुक संवादः (Nārada–Śuka Dialogue): Tyāga, Saṃyama, and Vyakta–Avyakta Viveka
यदेव योगा: पश्यन्ति तत् सांख्यैरपि दृश्यते । एकं॑ सांख्यं च योगं च य: पश्यति स तत्त्ववित्
yad eva yogāḥ paśyanti tat sāṅkhyair api dṛśyate | ekaṃ sāṅkhyaṃ ca yogaṃ ca yaḥ paśyati sa tattvavit ||
Yājñavalkya dit : «La Réalité même que les pratiquants du Yoga contemplent directement est aussi discernée par les adeptes du Sāṅkhya. Ainsi, celui qui voit le Sāṅkhya et le Yoga comme un en essence est le véritable connaisseur de la vérité : il comprend que des disciplines différentes peuvent converger vers une même intuition suprême et ne doivent pas être dressées l’une contre l’autre sans nécessité.»
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that Yoga and Sāṅkhya, though methodologically different, culminate in the same realization of ultimate Reality; true wisdom lies in recognizing their essential unity rather than treating them as rival paths.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Yājñavalkya is presenting a doctrinal clarification: he harmonizes two respected disciplines—Sāṅkhya’s discriminative insight and Yoga’s experiential practice—by asserting that both reveal the same truth to the sincere seeker.