Shloka 74
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
न चतुर्विशको ग्राह्मो मनुजैज्ञनिदर्शिभि: । मत्स्यश्नोदकमन्वेति प्रवर्तेत प्रवर्तनात्
na caturviśako grāhyo manuṣyair jñāna-darśibhiḥ | matsyaḥ śn-udakam anveti pravarteta pravartanāt ||
阎若婆迦（Yājñavalkya）说道：真正以智慧洞见者，不应将“自性”（prakṛti，物质之性）认作真我。譬如鱼随水而行、依水而动，却终究不与水同体；同样，人于应行之时当顺应自然之运作而行事，但切不可误认自然为自身真实的本体。
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not identify the Self with prakṛti (the body-mind and guṇa-driven nature). One may act according to the conditions of nature, but inwardly remain established in the knowledge that the Self is distinct.
In Yājñavalkya’s instruction within the Śānti Parva’s mokṣa-oriented discourse, he uses an analogy—fish and water—to clarify how a wise person can live and act in the world without confusing worldly nature with one’s true identity.