Shloka 3
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
भीष्मजीने कहा--युधिष्ठिर! तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। जिस मनुष्यका उत्थान या पतन होनेको होता है, उसका मन ही उसके पूर्व लक्षणोंको प्रकट कर देता है ।।
bhīṣma uvāca—yudhiṣṭhira! tava kalyāṇaṃ bhavatu. yasya puruṣasya utthānaṃ vā patanaṃ vā bhavitum icchati, tasya mana eva pūrva-lakṣaṇāni prakāśayati. atrāpy udāharanti imam itihāsaṃ purātanam—śriyā śakrasya saṃvādaṃ; taṃ nibodha yudhiṣṭhira. (asmin viṣaye lakṣmyā saha indrasya yaḥ saṃvādaḥ, tasya purātanasya itihāsasya udāharaṇam iha dīyate; yudhiṣṭhira, avadhānena śṛṇu.)
毗湿摩说道：“尤提希提罗，愿你得福。一个人若注定兴起或衰落，最先显露将来征兆的，正是他自己的心。关于此事，这里援引一则古老的先例：室利（吉祥天女、拉克什米）与释迦罗（因陀罗）之间的对话。尤提希提罗，你当专心聆听。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that a person’s inner mind and disposition are the earliest indicators of impending prosperity or downfall; external outcomes follow inner tendencies. He supports this with an authoritative ancient example—the dialogue of Lakshmi and Indra.
Bhishma addresses Yudhishthira with a blessing and introduces a traditional story. He announces that he will recount an old dialogue between Lakshmi (fortune) and Indra (Shakra) to illustrate how rise and fall are preceded by mental signs.