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Shloka 5

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

सतंब्राह्यया श्रिया युक्त ब्रह्मुतुल्यपराक्रमम्‌ । मेने पुत्र यदा व्यासो मोक्षधर्मविशारदम्‌

satāṁ brāhmyā śriyā yuktaṁ brahmatulya-parākramam | mene putra yadā vyāso mokṣa-dharma-viśāradam ||

ভীষ্ম বললেন—যখন ব্যাস বুঝলেন যে তাঁর পুত্র সাধুজনের ব্রাহ্মী শ্রীতে বিভূষিত, ব্রহ্মার তুল্য পরাক্রমশালী এবং মোক্ষধর্মে সুপণ্ডিত, তখন তিনি বললেন—“বৎস! এখন তুমি মিথিলার নৃপ জনকের কাছে যাও। সেই রাজা তোমাকে মোক্ষশাস্ত্রের স্থির সিদ্ধান্ত—তার সার—যথার্থভাবে বলে দেবেন।”

सताम्of the good (people)
सताम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
ब्राह्म्ययाwith brahmic/divine
ब्राह्म्यया:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootब्राह्मी
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
श्रियाsplendour, fortune
श्रिया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootश्री
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
युक्तम्endowed (with)
युक्तम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ब्रह्मतुल्यपराक्रमम्having prowess equal to Brahmā
ब्रह्मतुल्यपराक्रमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्म-तुल्य-पराक्रम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
मेनेthought/considered
मेने:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootमन् (मन्यते)
FormPerfect, 3, Singular
पुत्रम्son
पुत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपुत्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
यदाwhen
यदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
व्यासःVyāsa
व्यासः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यास
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
मोक्षधर्मविशारदम्skilled in the dharma of liberation
मोक्षधर्मविशारदम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमोक्ष-धर्म-विशारद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
V
Vyasa
V
Vyasa's son (unnamed in this verse)
J
Janaka
M
Mithila

Educational Q&A

Even when one is already accomplished in spiritual discipline, the tradition emphasizes seeking the highest, distilled conclusion (sāra-siddhānta) from an authoritative knower. Liberation-teaching is presented as a specialized dharma requiring both maturity and guidance from a realized exemplar—here, Janaka, the king-sage.

Bhishma recounts that Vyasa, recognizing his son’s spiritual brilliance and mastery of moksha-dharma, instructs him to go to King Janaka of Mithila, who is famed for teaching the essence of liberation while living as a ruler.