Shloka 10
Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)
शुक उवाच पित्राहमुक्तो भद्रें ते मोक्षधर्मार्थकोविद: । विदेहराजो याज्यो मे जनको नाम विश्रुत:
śuka uvāca: pitrāham ukto bhadraṁ te mokṣa-dharmārtha-kovidaḥ | videha-rājo yājyo me janako nāma viśrutaḥ ||
Śuka dit : « Bénédictions sur toi. Mon père m’a donné cet ordre : “Mon protecteur, le célèbre roi Janaka de Videha, est profondément versé dans les principes et les fins du mokṣa-dharma. Si quelque doute s’élève dans ton cœur au sujet de la voie de l’engagement dans l’action (pravṛtti) ou de la voie du renoncement (nivṛtti), va sans tarder auprès de lui : il dissipera toutes tes questions.” »
शुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
When doubts arise about the proper path—active life in the world (pravṛtti) or renunciation (nivṛtti)—one should approach a proven knower of mokṣa-dharma. The verse emphasizes humility, seeking competent guidance, and the authority of realized wisdom even in a king (Janaka).
Śuka reports that his father has directed him toward the famed King Janaka of Videha, describing Janaka as an expert in mokṣa-dharma and capable of resolving uncertainties about the competing orientations of worldly duty and renunciant pursuit.