Shloka 19
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
जनकस्त्वभिसंरक्त: कापिलेयानुदर्शनात् । उत्सृज्य शतमाचार्यान् पृष्ठतोडनुजगाम तम्
janakas tv abhisaṁraktaḥ kāpileyānudarśanāt | utsṛjya śatam ācāryān pṛṣṭhato 'nujagāma tam ||
قال بهيشما: «إن الملك جَنَكَة، وقد استبدّ به الإعجاب بما رآه من بصيرة ابنِ كَبِيلَا، ترك وراءه مئةَ معلّمٍ وتبعه.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True knowledge is recognized by its clarity and transformative power, not by the prestige or number of one’s instructors. A sincere seeker like Janaka is willing to relinquish conventional supports—even many teachers—when authentic insight is encountered.
Bhīṣma narrates that King Janaka, impressed by the wisdom he perceived in Kāpileya (Pañcaśikha, associated with Kapila’s lineage), leaves his hundred teachers and follows that sage, indicating a decisive turn toward a more compelling source of spiritual instruction.