Shloka 34
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
तत्रोपनिषदं चैव परिशेषं च पार्थिव । मथ्नामि मनसा तात दृष्ट्वा चान्वीक्षिकीं पराम्
tatro'paniṣadaṃ caiva pariśeṣaṃ ca pārthiva | mathnāmi manasā tāta dṛṣṭvā cānvīkṣikīṃ parām ||
Wika ni Yājñavalkya: “Doon, O hari—mahal kong anak—matapos kong masdan ang aral ng Upaniṣad, ang mga karugtong nitong bahagi, at ang pinakadakilang Ānvīkṣikī (disiplina ng makatuwirang pagsisiyasat), sinimulan kong ‘haluin at durugin’ ang lahat sa aking isip upang mahango ang pinakadiwa ng kahulugan.”
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
True understanding is not gained by merely possessing sacred texts; it arises from reflective assimilation—‘churning’ the Upaniṣadic teaching together with its supplementary explanations through disciplined inquiry (ānvīkṣikī) to extract the essence that guides right living and liberation.
Yājñavalkya addresses a king affectionately and describes his own method of study: he examines the Upaniṣads and related supplementary material, then engages the highest rational inquiry, internally processing the teachings to arrive at their distilled meaning.