Shloka 8
Yoga, Nārāyaṇa as Supreme Principle, and the Emanation of Categories
Sāṅkhya-Yoga Outline
पश्यन्नपि यथा लक्ष्म जगत् सोमे न विन्दति । एवमस्ति न चोत्पन्नं न च तन्न परायणम्
paśyann api yathā lakṣma jagat some na vindati | evam asti na cotpannaṃ na ca tan na parāyaṇam ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Kung paanong ang tao, kahit nakikita ang marka sa buwan, ay hindi ito nakikilala bilang palatandaang nauukol sa daigdig (sa lupa), gayon din ang pakiramdam na ‘ako ay naririto’ ay nasa lahat, ngunit hindi ito ang tunay na nagising na kaalaman. Kaya’t hindi ito ginagawang huling sandigan o kanlungan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma uses an analogy: mere perception or a common sense of ‘I am’ does not equal true knowledge. Like seeing the Moon’s spot without grasping its real reference, people have an ‘I’-sense but lack discriminative realization; therefore they do not (and should not) treat that unexamined ego-sense as the ultimate refuge.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on higher dharma and inner wisdom. Here he illustrates how ordinary cognition can miss the deeper truth, preparing the listener for teachings that distinguish superficial self-notions from genuine spiritual insight.