Shloka 33
Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)
द्वावात्मानौ च वेदेषु विषयेष्वनुरज्यत: । विषयात् प्रतिसंहार: सांख्यानां सिद्धि लक्षणम्
dvāv ātmānau ca vedeṣu viṣayeṣv anurajyataḥ | viṣayāt pratisaṃhāraḥ sāṅkhyānāṃ siddhi-lakṣaṇam ||
毗耶娑说：“《吠陀》宣说有两种‘自我’。当个体之我（众生我）贪著于诸感官境界时，系缚便随之而生；当它收摄回转，远离那些境界时，这种回收与退离，正是数论派所教的成就之相——亦即解脱之相。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is characterized by pratisaṃhāra—turning the mind and senses back from attachment to sense-objects. This withdrawal from viṣayas is presented as the defining sign of Sāṅkhya ‘siddhi’ (attainment).
In the didactic discourse of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa explains a philosophical distinction recognized in the Vedas (two ‘selves’/principles) and states the practical criterion for freedom: the individual self ceases clinging to objects and becomes detached.