yudhi·shthira said:

196.1

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ou have outlined the system of four religious paths, as well as the duties of a king and many different traditions on all sorts of subjects. I have heard you narrate stories on righteousness, great thinker, but I still have some doubt, which you should resolve.

I would like to hear how quiet reciters obtain their goal, Bharata. What reward are they said to attain by practicing quiet recitation? And where do they abide? You should explain to me the entire method of quiet recitation, faultless one. What is meant by the word “reciter?” Is this method equivalent to the practice of Samkhya and Yoga followers?

196.5

What is the sacrificial method? What is quiet recitation said to be? You should explain all this to me, for I consider you to be all-knowing.

bhishma said:

On this subject people relate the ancient tradition of what happened long ago between Yama, Time, and a brahmin.*

However, the silent sages who witness liberation directly speak of two spiritual methods: Samkhya and Yoga. Only renunciation is taught in the Vedanta,* but it is connected to quiet recitation. Vedic learning arises, ceases and is rooted in brahman.

The silent sages who see things impartially speak of two spiritual methods: Samkhya and Yoga. These two paths are connected, but are not well understood.