Shloka 1
Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)
है अर छा | अ-क्रा - अन्तःकरणमें जो ज्ञानशक्ति है
vyāsa uvāca | pṛcchatas tava satputra yathāvad iha tattvataḥ | sāṅkhyajñānena saṃyuktaṃ yad etat kīrtitaṃ mayā ||
व्यासजी बोले—हे सत्पुत्र शुक! तुम्हारे प्रश्न के अनुसार मैंने यहाँ तत्त्वतः और यथाविधि जो वर्णन किया है, वह सब सांख्य-ज्ञान (विवेक-बोध) से संयुक्त है।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vyāsa frames his reply as a truthful, methodical exposition grounded in Sāṅkhya—discriminative knowledge that analyzes reality—serving as the philosophical basis for the yogic pursuit of the Supreme and liberation.
Śuka has asked a question, and Vyāsa begins his response by clarifying that his explanation is a principled account of the topic and that it belongs to the domain of Sāṅkhya-knowledge, preparing the listener for the ensuing teaching on realization.