Shloka 35
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
चतुर्थी राजशार्दूल विद्यैषा साम्परायिकी । उदीरिता मया तुभ्यं पजचविंशादधिषछिता
caturthī rājaśārdūla vidyaiṣā sāmparāyikī | udīritā mayā tubhyaṃ pañcaviṃśād adhiṣṭhitā ||
“Wahai harimau di antara raja-raja, inilah ajaran yang keempat—ilmu yang menyentuh alam akhirat dan perjalanan terakhir jiwa. Telah aku nyatakan kepadamu, berasaskan dua puluh lima prinsip (tattva) yang menjadi dasar pencerahan dan pembezaan yang benar.”
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yājñavalkya identifies this as the ‘fourth’ doctrine aimed at the highest welfare beyond death, grounding it in the framework of the twenty-five tattvas—an analytical, Sāṃkhya-like account meant to cultivate discrimination and liberation-oriented understanding.
In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, Yājñavalkya addresses a king respectfully and concludes or marks a section of instruction, stating that he has taught a doctrine concerning the hereafter, structured upon the twenty-five principles.