Shloka 8
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
तावाप्लुत्य यतात्मानौ कृतजप्यौ समासत: । नद्या: पुलिनमासाद्य सूक्ष्मकाज्चनवालुकम्
tāv āplutya yatātmānau kṛtajapyau samāsataḥ | nadyāḥ pulinam āsādya sūkṣmakāñcanavālukam ||
毗湿摩说道：二人入河潜浴之后，皆能自持，又以简要之法完成了应行的诵念（japa）。随后来到河岸，那岸上细沙如金般莹润；他们便坐下，开始讲述并聆听圣洁的传闻——皆是从有德之士、天仙圣者与大圣贤口中所传承而来，以净、以戒、以师承之智为依归。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a dharmic sequence: purification (bathing), inner discipline (mind-control), completion of sacred recitation (japa), and then learning through listening and dialogue with authoritative sources (virtuous people and seers). Ethical life is shown as rooted in both personal restraint and received wisdom.
Two individuals bathe in the river, concentrate their minds, complete their japa briefly, then go to the riverbank with fine golden-like sand, sit down, and engage in telling and hearing sacred stories known from holy men, divine seers, and great sages.