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 berkata: Ketika Vyasa memandang putranya telah dihiasi kemuliaan brahmi milik para saleh, berdaya laksana Brahma, dan benar-benar mahir dalam dharma pembebasan, ia berkata: “Anakku, kini pergilah kepada Janaka, raja Mithila. Sang raja akan mengajarkan kepadamu ajaran yang telah ditetapkan—inti sari—dari seluruh śāstra tentang moksha.”
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.