Shloka 1
Adhyāya 240: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman — The Inner Hierarchy and Restraint (इन्द्रिय-मनस्-बुद्धि-आत्म-क्रमः)
है अर छा | अ-क्रा - अन्तःकरणमें जो ज्ञानशक्ति है
vyāsa uvāca | pṛcchatas tava satputra yathāvad iha tattvataḥ | sāṅkhyajñānena saṃyuktaṃ yad etat kīrtitaṃ mayā ||
व्यास उवाच—पृच्छतस्तव सत्पुत्र शुक यथावदिह तत्त्वतः। सांख्यज्ञानेन संयुक्तं यदेतत्कीर्तितं मया॥
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vyāsa frames his reply as a truthful, methodical exposition grounded in Sāṅkhya—discriminative knowledge that analyzes reality—serving as the philosophical basis for the yogic pursuit of the Supreme and liberation.
Śuka has asked a question, and Vyāsa begins his response by clarifying that his explanation is a principled account of the topic and that it belongs to the domain of Sāṅkhya-knowledge, preparing the listener for the ensuing teaching on realization.