Shloka 45
Jarā-Mṛtyu-anatikrama: Janaka–Pañcaśikha-saṃvāda
Aging and Death Cannot Be Overstepped
प्रबोधनकरं ज्ञानं सांख्यानामवनीपते । विस्पष्टं प्रोच्यते तत्र शिष्याणां हितकाम्यया
prabodhanakaraṁ jñānaṁ sāṅkhyānām avanīpate | vispaṣṭaṁ procyate tatra śiṣyāṇāṁ hitakāmyayā ||
婆悉吒说道：“大地之主啊，出于对弟子福祉的愿望，我已在汝前清晰阐明那属于数论的觉悟之智，使其理解得以照明，善利得以成就。”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
That true knowledge (jñāna), especially the discerning insight associated with Sāṅkhya, is meant to awaken understanding and is taught with clarity for the welfare of students—highlighting the ethical duty of instruction and the beneficent purpose of philosophy.
Vasiṣṭha addresses a king (‘lord of the earth’) and states that he has already explained, in a clear manner, the awakening Sāṅkhya-based knowledge, motivated by concern for the well-being of his disciples.