Shloka 26
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
किमत्र ब्रह्माण्यमृतं कि च वेद्यमनुत्तमम् । चिन्तयंस्तत्र चागत्य गन्धर्वो मामपृच्छत
kim atra brahmāṇy amṛtaṃ ki ca vedyam anuttamam | cintayaṃs tatra cāgatya gandharvo mām apṛcchata ||
耶若那伐迦说道：“在此事中，不死不坏的梵（Brahman）究竟是什么？那无上之所知又是什么？”我正思惟其间，一位乾闼婆来到那里，向我发问。
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames the central Upaniṣadic-style inquiry: identifying the deathless reality (Brahman) and the highest object of knowledge. It emphasizes reflective questioning as the doorway to liberation-oriented wisdom.
Yājñavalkya reports that a Gandharva, contemplating profound questions about the immortal Brahman and the supreme knowable, approaches and questions him—setting up a dialogue on ultimate knowledge.