Å›rÄ«-bhagavÄn uvÄca
atha te sampravaká¹£yÄmi
sÄá¹…khyaá¹ pÅ«rvair viniÅ›citam
yad vijñÄya pumÄn sadyo
jahyÄd vaikalpikaá¹ bhramam
Å›rÄ«-bhagavÄn uvÄca - the Supreme Personality of Godhead said; atha - now; te - unto you; sampravaká¹£yÄmi - I shall speak; sÄá¹…khyam - the knowledge of the evolution of the elements of creation; pÅ«rvaiḥ - by previous authorities; viniÅ›citam - ascertained; yat - which; vijṇÄya - knowing; pumÄn - a person; sadyaḥ - immediately; jahyÄt - can give up; vaikalpikam - based on false duality; bhramam - the illusion.
Lord ÅšrÄ« Kṛṣṇa said: Now I shall describe to you the science of SÄá¹…khya, which has been perfectly established by ancient authorities. By understanding this science a person can immediately give up the illusion of material duality.
In the previous chapter the Lord explained that one can give up material duality by controlling the mind and fixing it in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. This chapter describes the SÄá¹…khya system, in which the difference between matter and spirit is elaborately explained. By hearing this knowledge one can easily separate the mind from material contamination and fix it on the spiritual platform in Kṛṣṇa consciousness. The SÄá¹…khya philosophy system mentioned here is that presented by Lord Kapila in the Third Canto of ÅšrÄ«mad-BhÄgavatam and not the atheistic SÄá¹…khya presented later by materialists and MÄyÄvÄdÄ«s. The material elements, which emanate from the potency of the Lord, evolve in a progressive sequence. One should not foolishly think that such evolution begins from an original material element without the assistance of the Lord. This speculative theory is generated from the false ego of conditioned life and constitutes gross ignorance, unacceptable to the Personality of Godhead and His followers.
