Shloka 10
जनक–ब्राह्मणसंवादः
Viṣaya, Mamatva, and Self-Mastery
ततो मे कश्मलस्यान्ते मति: पुनरुपस्थिता,फिर विचारके द्वारा उस मोहका नाश होनेपर मैं इस नतीजेपर पहुँचा हूँ कि कहीं भी मेरा राज्य नहीं है अथवा सर्वत्र मेरा ही राज्य है। एक दृष्टिसे यह शरीर भी मेरा नहीं है और दूसरी दृष्टिसे यह सारी पृथ्वी ही मेरी है
tato me kaśmalasyānte matiḥ punar upasthitā | vicārakeṇa mohakṣaye ’haṃ niścayam agaccham—kvacid api mama rājyaṃ nāsti athavā sarvatraiva mama rājyaṃ | ekadṛṣṭyā idaṃ śarīram api mama na, aparadṛṣṭyā iyaṃ sarvā pṛthivī mamaiva ||
Janaka said: “When my inner confusion came to an end, clarity returned to my mind. With reflection, once delusion was dispelled, I arrived at this conclusion: either I have no kingdom anywhere, or else the whole world is my kingdom. From one standpoint, even this body is not ‘mine’; from another standpoint, the entire earth is indeed mine.”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Janaka articulates a shift from possessiveness to wisdom: ownership is a mental construct. From the standpoint of detachment, nothing—including the body—can be claimed as ‘mine’; from the standpoint of universal identity and responsibility, the whole earth can be regarded as one’s domain. The ethical point is to rule or act without egoistic clinging.
Janaka, speaking as a reflective king-sage, describes how his confusion ended through inquiry. He reports the insight he reached about sovereignty and selfhood—reframing ‘kingdom’ and ‘possession’ as dependent on perspective rather than absolute facts.