Shloka 75
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
सात्व॑ं जातिं श्रुतं वृत्तं भाव॑ प्रकृतिमात्मन: । कृत्यमागमने चैव वक्तुमरहसि तत्त्वतः
sāttvaṁ jātiṁ śrutaṁ vṛttaṁ bhāvaṁ prakṛtim ātmanaḥ | kṛtyam āgamane caiva vaktum arhasi tattvataḥ ||
जनक बोले—तुम्हें अपने सत्त्व, कुल/जाति, शास्त्र-श्रवण (श्रुत), आचरण, अभिप्राय, स्वभाव तथा यहाँ आने का प्रयोजन—इन सबको यथार्थ रूप से कहना चाहिए। इसलिए, हे संन्यासिनी, इन बातों को जैसा है वैसा बताना उचित है।
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthful self-disclosure and transparency are presented as ethical prerequisites for dialogue on dharma: one should state one’s background, learning, conduct, intention, and purpose without concealment.
King Janaka addresses a visiting renunciant and requests a truthful account of the renunciant’s lineage, learning, character, inner disposition, and the reason for coming—setting the ground for a serious discussion on spiritual and ethical matters.