श्रीभगवानुवाच अथ ते सम्प्रवक्ष्यामि साङ्ख्यं पूर्वैर्विनिश्चितम् । यद् विज्ञाय पुमान् सद्यो जह्याद् वैकल्पिकं भ्रमम् ॥ १ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca atha te sampravakṣyāmi sāṅkhyaṁ pūrvair viniścitam yad vijñāya pumān sadyo jahyād vaikalpikaṁ bhramam
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- atha
- now
- te
- unto you
- sampravakṣyāmi
- I shall speak
- sāṅkhyam
- the knowledge of the evolution of the elements of creation
- pūrvaiḥ
- by previous authorities
- viniścitam
- ascertained
- yat
- which
- vijñāya
- knowing
- pumān
- a person
- sadyaḥ
- immediately
- jahyāt
- can give up
- vaikalpikam
- based on false duality
- bhramam
- the illusion
Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Now I shall describe to you the science of Sāṅkhya, which has been perfectly established by ancient authorities. By understanding this science a person can immediately give up the illusion of material duality.