Shloka 16
जनक–सुलभा संवादः
Janaka–Sulabhā Dialogue on Mokṣa and Non-attachment
षड्विंशो5हमिति प्राज्ञो गृहमाणो5जरामर: । केवलेन बलेनैव समतां यात्यसंशयम्
ṣaḍviṃśo ’ham iti prājño gṛhṇāno ’jarāmaraḥ | kevalena balenaiva samatāṃ yāty asaṃśayam ||
Vasiṣṭha berkata: “Aku adalah yang kedua puluh enam—berbeda dari dua puluh lima prinsip; aku adalah Diri yang tak lapuk dan tak mati, senantiasa berpengetahuan dan layak untuk diketahui.” Ketika jiwa individu berpegang teguh pada pembedaan ini, ia mencapai kesatuan dengan Brahman hanya melalui kekuatan daya-beda (viveka)—tanpa keraguan.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
By firm contemplative discernment—recognizing the Self as the twenty-sixth reality beyond the twenty-five tattvas (body-mind and cosmic principles)—the jīva realizes its identity with Brahman. Liberation is presented as the fruit of viveka (discriminative knowledge) held steadily, not as a product of external force.
Vasiṣṭha instructs through a concise contemplative formula: the seeker repeatedly grasps the insight “I am the immortal Self beyond the tattvas.” This sustained inner conviction culminates in samatā—oneness/equanimity identified here with Brahman-realization.