Shloka 11
तत्र गच्छस्व वै तूर्ण यदि ते हृदि संशय: । प्रवृत्ती वा निवृत्तौ वा स ते च्छेत्स्यति संशयम्
tatra gacchasva vai tūrṇaṃ yadi te hṛdi saṃśayaḥ | pravṛttī vā nivṛttau vā sa te cchetsyati saṃśayam ||
Śuka dit : « Va là-bas sans tarder, si le doute s’est levé dans ton cœur. Qu’il concerne la voie de l’engagement dans l’action (pravṛtti) ou la voie du retrait et du renoncement (nivṛtti), il tranchera ton doute. »
शुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
When uncertainty arises about the proper dharma—whether to pursue active engagement (pravṛtti) or renunciant withdrawal (nivṛtti)—one should promptly approach a qualified authority. True guidance dispels doubt by clarifying the appropriate path for one’s situation and spiritual aim.
Śuka directs the listener to go immediately to a renowned knower of mokṣa-dharma—King Janaka of Videha—because Janaka is presented as capable of resolving the seeker’s confusion regarding the competing claims of action and renunciation.