Shloka 12
अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu
तैश्वात्मा सततं ज्ञेय इत्येवमनुशुश्रुम । व्रतं हुहीनमनसो नान्यथेति विनिश्चय:
taiś cātmā satataṁ jñeya ity evam anuśuśruma | vrataṁ hīna-manaso nānyatheti viniścayaḥ ||
婆悉吒说道：“我们曾从可敬师长之口听闻：由此等严整修持，便恒常具足了知至上之我之资格。此一持戒之行，唯为心念稳固摄于观照之瑜伽行者而设；不为内向不足、心驰外境之人而设。此当知为定论。”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
True knowledge of the Self is presented as the fruit of disciplined yogic observance, but only for one whose mind is inwardly collected and steady in contemplation; outward-turned or undisciplined minds are said to be unfit for this vow.
Vasiṣṭha is instructing his listener by appealing to received tradition: he reports what has been heard from revered teachers and then states a firm conclusion about who is qualified to undertake the observance that leads to knowledge of the Supreme Self.