Shloka 8
Yoga, Nārāyaṇa as Supreme Principle, and the Emanation of Categories
Sāṅkhya-Yoga Outline
पश्यन्नपि यथा लक्ष्म जगत् सोमे न विन्दति । एवमस्ति न चोत्पन्नं न च तन्न परायणम्
paśyann api yathā lakṣma jagat some na vindati | evam asti na cotpannaṃ na ca tan na parāyaṇam ||
Bhīṣma bersabda: Seperti seseorang melihat tanda pada bulan namun tidak mengenalinya sebagai tanda yang berasal dari dunia (yakni bumi), demikian pula pada semua orang ada rasa “aku ada”, tetapi itu bukan pengetahuan yang sungguh terjaga. Karena itu manusia tidak menjadikannya sebagai sandaran terakhir.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma uses an analogy: mere perception or a common sense of ‘I am’ does not equal true knowledge. Like seeing the Moon’s spot without grasping its real reference, people have an ‘I’-sense but lack discriminative realization; therefore they do not (and should not) treat that unexamined ego-sense as the ultimate refuge.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on higher dharma and inner wisdom. Here he illustrates how ordinary cognition can miss the deeper truth, preparing the listener for teachings that distinguish superficial self-notions from genuine spiritual insight.