Shloka 35
Utkramaṇa-sthāna and Ariṣṭa-lakṣaṇa: Yājñavalkya’s Instruction on Departure Pathways and Mortality Signs
एतन्निदर्शनं सम्यगसम्यगनिदर्शनम् । बुध्यमानाप्रबुद्धानां पृथग्पृथगरिंदम
etannidarśanaṃ samyag asamyag-anidarśanam | budhyamānāprabuddhānāṃ pṛthak pṛthag ariṃdama ||
此即真正正知与非正知之譬喻。噫，摧敌者！对于正在觉醒而未全觉者，这二者似乎分明有别：智者之知，因立于正理与正量而卓然独立；愚者所谓之知，则不可靠，乏于理路贯通，故非正知——与前所说的正知迥然相别。
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vasiṣṭha distinguishes valid, reasoned knowledge (samyak-jñāna) from unreliable, ungrounded notions taken as knowledge by the ignorant. True understanding is marked by coherence and proper justification; false understanding lacks these and must be recognized as separate.
In a didactic exchange within Śānti Parva, Vasiṣṭha addresses a king (called ariṃdama) and clarifies how to tell right insight from mistaken views, especially for seekers who are in the process of awakening but not yet fully established in wisdom.