Shloka 21
Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga
तत्ते संक्षेपतो वक्ष्ये तदिहैकमनाः शृणु ।
श्रुत्वा च सम्यगालोच्य यतेथाः श्रेयसे नृप ॥
tat te saṃkṣepato vakṣye tad ihaika-manāḥ śṛṇu / śrutvā ca samyag ālocya yatethāḥ śreyase nṛpa //
एतत् ते संक्षेपतः वक्ष्यामि; एकाग्रचित्तः शृणु। श्रुत्वा सम्यक् मननं कृत्वा, परं श्रेयः साधयस्व, हे राजन्।
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FAQs
Teaching is not complete at hearing; it requires reflection and then disciplined effort. The verse outlines a practical pedagogy: attention → understanding → contemplation → application.
Didactic instruction; outside pancalakṣaṇa.
One-pointed listening hints at concentration (ekāgratā), a prerequisite for inner knowledge. ‘Śreyas’ signals the higher good beyond mere preyas (pleasant).