Shloka 23
Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga
कस्याहमिति संज्ञेयमित्यालोच्य त्वयात्मना ।
बाह्यान्तर्गतं आलॊच्य आलॊच्यापररात्रिषु ॥
kasyāham iti saṃjñeyam ity ālocya tvayātmanā / bāhyāntargatam ālocya ālocyāpara-rātriṣu //
Renungkanlah dalam dirimu: “Siapakah (atau apakah) yang harus difahami sebagai ‘aku’ ini?” Selidikilah yang luaran dan yang dalaman—lalu renungkan berulang-ulang, malam demi malam.
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FAQs
Sustained self-examination is prescribed as a practice, not a one-time insight. By distinguishing outer identities (role, body, status) from inner awareness, one matures toward stable dharmic and spiritual orientation.
Yoga/knowledge instruction embedded in narrative; not pancalakṣaṇa.
The repeated ‘night after night’ indicates tapas as contemplative endurance. The inquiry ‘kasya aham’ destabilizes ego-ownership and opens the intuition of the witnessing Self beyond possessions and roles.