Shloka 18
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
तस्मात् त्वं शूणु राजेन्द्र यथैतदनुदृश्यते । याथातथ्येन सांख्येषु योगेषु च महात्मसु
tasmāt tvaṃ śṛṇu rājendra yathaitad anudṛśyate | yāthātathyena sāṅkhyeṣu yogeṣu ca mahātmasu ||
因此，王中之最啊，且听我言。我将如实告诉你：在通达数论（Sāṅkhya）与瑜伽（Yoga）的伟大圣者之教中，解脱如何被理解，又如何被直接证见。
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vasiṣṭha frames the next instruction as a faithful account of mokṣa (liberation) as understood by authoritative sages of both Sāṅkhya (discriminative knowledge) and Yoga (disciplined practice), emphasizing truthfulness and direct insight rather than mere opinion.
Vasiṣṭha addresses a king respectfully as 'rājendra' and signals a transition: he is about to explain, in a precise and reality-aligned way, the nature of liberation as seen by great souls versed in Sāṅkhya and Yoga.