Shloka 1
Yoga, Nārāyaṇa as Supreme Principle, and the Emanation of Categories
Sāṅkhya-Yoga Outline
अपन का छा | अफ्-४#-रू- जा तर्याधिकद्विशततमो< ध्याय: शरीर
manur uvāca | yad indriyaiḥ tūpahitaṃ purastāt prāptān guṇān saṃsmarate cirāya | teṣv indriyeṣv apahateṣu paścāt sa buddhirūpaḥ paramaḥ svabhāvaḥ ||
摩奴曰：“昔日与诸根相应之觉知原理，至后时—经久远之后—仍能忆念曾经受用之境与诸相。纵使诸根已与彼境断绝接触，忆念犹起，盖由诸印象（saṃskāra）铭刻于智（buddhi）之中。由是可知，身与诸根之外，尚有一更高而恒常之我，为认知之光明者。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Memory can arise even when the senses are no longer connected to past objects; therefore recollection depends on impressions (saṃskāras) in buddhi and implies a distinct, enduring conscious self that illuminates cognition beyond body and senses.
Within Bhishma’s Shanti Parva discourse on liberation-oriented dharma, an authoritative citation is introduced: Manu explains how recollection works to support the philosophical claim that the self (ātman) is real and enduring, distinct from the changing body, senses, and mental functions.