Shloka 24

Adhyaya 44 — Subahu’s Counsel to the King of Kashi and Alarka’s Renunciation through Yoga

Sanskrit

अव्यक्तादिविशेषान्तम् अविकारम् अचेतनम् ।

व्यक्ताव्यक्तं त्वया ज्ञेयं ज्ञाता कश्चाहमित्युत ॥

Transliteration

avyaktādi-viśeṣāntam avikāram acetanam / vyaktāvyaktaṃ tvayā jñeyaṃ jñātā kaścāham ity uta //

Translation

从未显（不显）直至显现的诸差别——一切不变而无觉知者——你当了知此显与不显之总体；于是你将明白：作为知者的“我”，究竟是谁。

Speakers

• Subāhu to Kāśirāja

Key Themes

• Ontology (vyakta/avyakta)
• Sāṅkhya-style analysis
• Witness-consciousness (jñātṛ)
• Self-realization