Shloka 383
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
सांख्ये चैव परा प्रीतिस्तस्य चैवं व्यवर्धत । वे ऋषि वेद और अथर्ववेदके परिनिष्छित विद्वान् हो गये। कल्पप्रयोग और ज्योतिषयमें भी पारंगत हुए। सांख्यमें भी उनका परम अनुराग बढ़ने लगा
sāṅkhye caiva parā prītis tasya caivaṃ vyavardhata |
Bhishma berkata: “Dalam Sāṅkhya juga, kegembiraan tertingginya bangkit, dan demikianlah ia terus bertambah.” Dia menjadi sarjana yang telah memutuskan dengan tuntas tentang Veda dan Atharvaveda; mahir pula dalam Kalpa (tatacara upacara) dan Jyotiṣa (ilmu perbintangan). Maka, kecintaannya yang mendalam terhadap Sāṅkhya pun semakin berkembang.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That the culmination of learning is an inner growth toward discriminative wisdom (Sāṅkhya): a deepening delight in truth and discernment, which supports ethical steadiness and self-mastery.
Bhīṣma is describing a person’s intellectual and spiritual development: beyond proficiency in scriptural and auxiliary disciplines, the individual’s supreme inclination increasingly turns toward Sāṅkhya—reflective insight into reality and the self.