Shloka 31
अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu
यस्माद् यदभिजायेत तत् तत्रैव प्रलीयते । लीयन्ते प्रतिलोमानि सृज्यन्ते चान्तरात्मना
vasistha uvāca | yasmād yad abhijāyeta tat tatraiva pralīyate | līyante pratilomāni sṛjyante cāntarātmanā ||
婆悉吒说道：“凡由某物而生者，终复归入彼源而灭。生起循顺次第而展，坏灭则循逆次第而收；而此诸原则，皆由内在之我（Inner Self）所造作。此教以有序之眼观照实相：世间生灭之流并非紊乱；识其根源在内主之中，心便得以安定，趋向离著与正知。”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Whatever arises from a cause returns to that same cause; creation proceeds in a forward sequence, while dissolution happens in reverse, and the entire process is governed by the Inner Self. This supports a disciplined, detached understanding of worldly change.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, the sage Vasiṣṭha delivers a philosophical explanation of cosmic emanation and reabsorption, shifting the focus from external events to inner knowledge and the order underlying existence.