Shloka 18
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
तस्मात् त्वं शूणु राजेन्द्र यथैतदनुदृश्यते । याथातथ्येन सांख्येषु योगेषु च महात्मसु
tasmāt tvaṃ śṛṇu rājendra yathaitad anudṛśyate | yāthātathyena sāṅkhyeṣu yogeṣu ca mahātmasu ||
ដូច្នេះហើយ ព្រះរាជាធិរាជ! ចូរស្តាប់។ ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រាប់អ្នកដោយត្រឹមត្រូវតាមតថភាព អំពីរបៀបដែល “មោក្ខ” ត្រូវបានយល់ និងត្រូវបានឃើញដោយផ្ទាល់ ក្នុងទស្សនៈនៃមហात्मា អ្នកដឹងសាំងខ្យ និងយោគ។
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vasiṣṭha frames the next instruction as a faithful account of mokṣa (liberation) as understood by authoritative sages of both Sāṅkhya (discriminative knowledge) and Yoga (disciplined practice), emphasizing truthfulness and direct insight rather than mere opinion.
Vasiṣṭha addresses a king respectfully as 'rājendra' and signals a transition: he is about to explain, in a precise and reality-aligned way, the nature of liberation as seen by great souls versed in Sāṅkhya and Yoga.