Shloka 44
Jarā-Mṛtyu-anatikrama: Janaka–Pañcaśikha-saṃvāda
Aging and Death Cannot Be Overstepped
सांख्ययोगौ मया प्रोक्तौ शास्त्रद्धयनिदर्शनात् । यदेव शास्त्र सांख्योक्ते योगदर्शनमेव ततू
sāṅkhyayogau mayā proktau śāstrādhyayanidarśanāt | yad eva śāstraṃ sāṅkhyokte yogadarśanam eva tat ||
शास्त्रांचे अध्ययन करून त्यांचा तात्पर्य दाखवित मी सांख्य आणि योग—दोन्ही सांगितले. परंतु सत्य असे की शास्त्रात जे सांख्य म्हणून म्हटले आहे, तेच योगदर्शन आहे; कारण दोघांचे फल एकच आहे।
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Although Sāṅkhya and Yoga are often presented as two distinct śāstras or methods, Vasiṣṭha asserts their essential unity: the true insight (darśana) and the final result they aim at are the same.
In Śānti Parva’s didactic setting, Vasiṣṭha is instructing by appealing to scriptural study, clarifying a potential confusion for the listener: the apparent division between Sāṅkhya and Yoga is largely pedagogical, not ultimately real.