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 ||
Bhishma said: When Vyasa came to regard his son as endowed with noble, Brahman-like splendor, possessing prowess equal to Brahma, and as one thoroughly skilled in the dharma of liberation, he addressed him: “My son, now go to Janaka, the king of Mithila. That ruler will teach you the essential, settled doctrine—the very quintessence—of the entire science of liberation.”
भीष्म उवाच
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.