Shloka 39
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
मशकोदुम्बरौ वापि सम्प्रयुक्तो यथा सदा । अन्योन्यमेतौ ख्यातां च सम्प्रयोगस्तथा तयो:,जैसे गूलरका फल और उसके भीतर रहनेवाले कीड़े एक साथ रहते हुए भी एक- दूसरेसे अलग हैं, उसी प्रकार बुद्धि और आत्मा दोनोंका एक साथ रहना और भिन्न-भिन्न होना समझना चाहिये
maśakodumbarau vāpi samprayukto yathā sadā | anyonyam etau khyātāṁ ca samprayogas tathā tayoḥ ||
جیسے مچھر اور اُدُمبَر (گولر) ہمیشہ قریب رہتے ہوئے بھی ایک دوسرے سے جدا پہچانے جاتے ہیں، اسی طرح بُدھی اور آتما بھی ساتھ ساتھ رہتی ہیں، مگر حقیقت میں مختلف ہیں—یہ سمجھنا چاہیے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when two things appear inseparably connected—like an insect living in a fig—one must discern their real difference. Likewise, buddhi (the instrument of cognition) and ātman (the witnessing Self) are conjoined in experience but are not identical; liberation-oriented understanding requires recognizing this distinction.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and higher knowledge, Bhishma continues his philosophical teaching by giving a concrete analogy to explain how the Self can be present with the mind/intellect in embodied life while remaining distinct from it.