Shloka 100
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
सांख्या राजन् महाप्राज्ञा गच्छन्ति परमां गतिम् | ज्ञानेनानेन कौन्तेय तुल्यं ज्ञानं न विद्यते
sāṅkhyā rājan mahāprājñā gacchanti paramāṃ gatim | jñānenānena kaunteya tulyaṃ jñānaṃ na vidyate ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Wahai Raja, para bijak agung yang menempuh Sāṅkhya mencapai keadaan tertinggi. Wahai putra Kuntī, tiada pengetahuan yang setara dengan pengetahuan ini.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma elevates discriminative knowledge (jñāna) associated with Sāṅkhya as a direct means to the highest end (paramā gati), asserting that no other knowledge equals it in leading one to liberation.
In Śānti Parva, Bhishma instructs the post-war king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on dharma and the paths to peace and liberation; here he emphasizes that the wise who follow Sāṅkhya attain the supreme state through this knowledge.