Shloka 9
Sāṅkhya Enumeration of Tattvas, Distinction of Puruṣa–Prakṛti, and the Mechanics of Birth and Death
पौर्वापर्यमतोऽमीषां प्रसङ्ख्यानमभीप्सताम् । यथा विविक्तं यद्वक्त्रं गृह्णीमो युक्तिसम्भवात् ॥ ९ ॥
paurvāparyam ato ’mīṣāṁ prasaṅkhyānam abhīpsatām yathā viviktaṁ yad-vaktraṁ gṛhṇīmo yukti-sambhavāt
ထို့ကြောင့် ဤအတွေးအခေါ်ရှင်တို့အနက် မည်သူမဆို ပြောဆိုပါစေ၊ သူတို့၏ တွက်ချက်မှုတွင် တတ္တဝများကို အရင်က နူးညံ့သော အကြောင်းတရားများအတွင်း ထည့်သော်လည်းကောင်း၊ နောက်က ပေါ်လွင်သော အကျိုးများအတွင်း ထည့်သော်လည်းကောင်း—သီအိုရီတစ်ခုချင်းစီအတွက် ယുക്തိရှိသော ရှင်းလင်းချက် ပေးနိုင်သဖြင့် ငါသည် သူတို့၏ နိဂုံးချုပ်ကို အာဏာတရားအဖြစ် လက်ခံသည်။
Although innumerable philosophers may rationally describe the material creation from different points of view, one cannot perfect one’s knowledge without Kṛṣṇa consciousness. An intellectual person should therefore not be falsely proud simply because he has ascertained a particular truth within the material world. The Lord here states that one who follows the Vedic way of analysis will undoubtedly have many insights concerning the material creation. Ultimately, however, one must become a devotee of the Supreme Lord and perfect one’s knowledge in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
FAQs
This verse says that when enumerating the principles of reality, one should accept the sequence that is clearly presented and supported by sound reasoning.
Krishna is guiding Uddhava through subtle philosophical analysis, clarifying that among differing presentations of categories, the coherent, well-reasoned, and clearly expressed arrangement should be accepted.
When studying scriptures or philosophies with multiple frameworks, prioritize interpretations that are internally consistent, clearly explained, and supportive of genuine spiritual realization rather than confusion or argument.