Shloka 45
Jarā-Mṛtyu-anatikrama: Janaka–Pañcaśikha-saṃvāda
Aging and Death Cannot Be Overstepped
प्रबोधनकरं ज्ञानं सांख्यानामवनीपते । विस्पष्टं प्रोच्यते तत्र शिष्याणां हितकाम्यया,पृथ्वीनाथ! मैंने शिष्योंके हितकी कामनासे उनके लिये ज्ञानजनक जो सांख्यदर्शन है, उसका तुम्हारे निकट स्पष्टरूपसे वर्णन किया है
prabodhanakaraṁ jñānaṁ sāṅkhyānām avanīpate | vispaṣṭaṁ procyate tatra śiṣyāṇāṁ hitakāmyayā ||
ข้าแต่เจ้าแห่งแผ่นดิน ด้วยความปรารถนาต่อสวัสดิภาพของศิษย์ทั้งหลาย เราได้กล่าวแก่ท่านอย่างแจ่มชัดถึงญาณอันปลุกให้ตื่นรู้ ซึ่งเป็นของสางขยะ.
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
That true knowledge (jñāna), especially the discerning insight associated with Sāṅkhya, is meant to awaken understanding and is taught with clarity for the welfare of students—highlighting the ethical duty of instruction and the beneficent purpose of philosophy.
Vasiṣṭha addresses a king (‘lord of the earth’) and states that he has already explained, in a clear manner, the awakening Sāṅkhya-based knowledge, motivated by concern for the well-being of his disciples.