Bhishma said Hear now what the subtile principles are of the followers of the Sankhya doctrine all of whom have a clear knowledge of the soul. Those principles have been laid down by all the great and powerful Yatis having Kapila for their first.
भीष्म उवाच शृणु मे त्वमिदं सूक्ष्म सांख्यानां विदितात्मनाम्। विहितं यतिभिः सर्वैः कपिलादिभिरीश्वरैः॥