Shloka 4
Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman
पितुर्नियोगाज्जग्राह शुको धर्मभूतां वर: । योगशास्त्रं च निखिलं कापिलं चैव भारत,भारत! पिताकी आज्ञासे धर्मात्माओंमें श्रेष्ठ शुकने सम्पूर्ण योगशास्त्र तथा समस्त सांख्यका अध्ययन किया
piturniyogāj jagrāha śuko dharmabhūtāṁ varaḥ | yogaśāstraṁ ca nikhilaṁ kāpilaṁ caiva bhārata ||
ભીષ્મે કહ્યું—હે ભારત! પિતાની આજ્ઞાથી ધર્માત્માઓમાં શ્રેષ્ઠ શુકે સમગ્ર યોગશાસ્ત્ર અને કાપિલ સાંખ્ય પણ સંપૂર્ણ રીતે ગ્રહણ કર્યું.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True spiritual knowledge is pursued with discipline and rightful guidance: Shuka, exemplary in dharma, undertakes complete study of Yoga and Kapila’s Sāṅkhya, indicating that liberation-oriented wisdom rests on both ethical excellence and rigorous learning.
Bhishma, instructing Yudhiṣṭhira in the Śānti Parva’s mokṣa-oriented discourse, cites Shuka’s education: obeying his father’s command, Shuka studies the full Yoga tradition and the Kapila Sāṅkhya system, presenting him as an ideal seeker and authority in spiritual disciplines.