Shloka 7
Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse
अपने-अपने पक्षमें युक्तियुक्त कारण ग्राह्म होता है तथा सिद्धान्तके अनुकूल हितकारक वचन मानने योग्य समझा जाता है। शिष्ट पुरुषोंद्वारा सम्मानित तुम-जैसे लोगोंको श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंका ही मत ग्रहण करना चाहिये ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | pratyakṣe tvāṃ yogāḥ sāṅkhyāḥ śāstra-viniścayāḥ | ubhe caite mate tattve mama tāta yudhiṣṭhira ||
毗湿摩说道：“就直接经验而言，瑜伽行者主要以现量（亲证）为知之凭据；而数论的追随者则信赖经典权威与既定教义。亲爱的由提施提罗，在我看来，这两种立场都立足于真实。因此，当取其理据周全、于人有益且契合既定原则者——尤其应采纳为贤者与自律之士所尊重的见解。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma affirms that different orthodox paths can be valid: Yoga tends to privilege direct perception/experience, while Sāṅkhya emphasizes scriptural and doctrinal certainty. He advises accepting views that are well-reasoned, beneficial, and endorsed by the wise.
During Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira in the Śānti Parva, he addresses a philosophical question about competing doctrines. He explains how Yoga and Sāṅkhya differ in their preferred sources of knowledge, yet both can be true in their own way.