Shloka 3
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
भीष्मजीने कहा--युधिष्ठिर! तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। जिस मनुष्यका उत्थान या पतन होनेको होता है, उसका मन ही उसके पूर्व लक्षणोंको प्रकट कर देता है ।।
bhīṣma uvāca—yudhiṣṭhira! tava kalyāṇaṃ bhavatu. yasya puruṣasya utthānaṃ vā patanaṃ vā bhavitum icchati, tasya mana eva pūrva-lakṣaṇāni prakāśayati. atrāpy udāharanti imam itihāsaṃ purātanam—śriyā śakrasya saṃvādaṃ; taṃ nibodha yudhiṣṭhira. (asmin viṣaye lakṣmyā saha indrasya yaḥ saṃvādaḥ, tasya purātanasya itihāsasya udāharaṇam iha dīyate; yudhiṣṭhira, avadhānena śṛṇu.)
ビーシュマは言った。「ユディシュティラよ、汝に吉祥あれ。人が興隆するにせよ没落するにせよ、来たるべき徴を最初に顕すのは、その人自身の心である。この件については古の先例が引かれる――シュリー（ラクシュミー）とシャクラ（インドラ）との対話である。ユディシュティラよ、心して聴け。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that a person’s inner mind and disposition are the earliest indicators of impending prosperity or downfall; external outcomes follow inner tendencies. He supports this with an authoritative ancient example—the dialogue of Lakshmi and Indra.
Bhishma addresses Yudhishthira with a blessing and introduces a traditional story. He announces that he will recount an old dialogue between Lakshmi (fortune) and Indra (Shakra) to illustrate how rise and fall are preceded by mental signs.