Srimad Bhagavatam — Ekadasha Skandha, Shloka 29
Sāṅkhya of Creation and Annihilation
Sarga–Nirodha-viveka
एष साङ्ख्यविधिः प्रोक्तः संशयग्रन्थिभेदनः । प्रतिलोमानुलोमाभ्यां परावरदृशा मया ॥ २९ ॥
eṣa sāṅkhya-vidhiḥ proktaḥ saṁśaya-granthi-bhedanaḥ pratilomānulomābhyāṁ parāvara-dṛśā mayā
これが、物質と霊性のすべてを見通す完全なる見者である我が、創造と滅尽を順観・逆観して分析し説いたサーンキヤの法である。これは疑いの結び目を断ち、迷妄を滅する。
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa has explained that the material mind accepts and rejects many different concepts of life, generating innumerable false arguments about the actual process of perfection. But a person who takes shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead can see everything with clear intelligence. One who understands how the Supreme Lord creates and annihilates can be liberated from material bondage and devote himself to the eternal service of the Supreme Lord.
FAQs
This verse states that Sāṅkhya, properly taught by the Lord, breaks the “knots of doubt” by clear discrimination of reality, tracing truth both backward (effect to cause) and forward (cause to effect).
Because a complete vision sees both higher and lower principles: one can analyze the world by moving from manifested effects back to their cause, and also from the original cause down to its manifestations—both methods stabilize understanding.
Use disciplined reflection: examine experiences (effects) to find their roots (causes), and test principles (causes) by their outcomes (effects). This reduces confusion and supports steady devotion and right action.