Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)
शुक उवाच पित्राहमुक्तो भद्रें ते मोक्षधर्मार्थकोविद: । विदेहराजो याज्यो मे जनको नाम विश्रुत:
śuka uvāca: pitrāham ukto bhadraṁ te mokṣa-dharmārtha-kovidaḥ | videha-rājo yājyo me janako nāma viśrutaḥ ||
叔迦は言った。「汝に吉祥あれ。父は私にこう命じた。『我が施主にして世に名高きヴィデーハ王ジャナカは、解脱の法(モークシャ・ダルマ)の理と目的に深く通じている。もし汝の心に、世に関わる行(pravṛtti)か、離欲退隠の行(nivṛtti)かについて疑いが起これば、ただちに彼のもとへ行け。彼は汝のあらゆる疑問を解き明かすであろう。』」
शुक उवाच
When doubts arise about the proper path—active life in the world (pravṛtti) or renunciation (nivṛtti)—one should approach a proven knower of mokṣa-dharma. The verse emphasizes humility, seeking competent guidance, and the authority of realized wisdom even in a king (Janaka).
Śuka reports that his father has directed him toward the famed King Janaka of Videha, describing Janaka as an expert in mokṣa-dharma and capable of resolving uncertainties about the competing orientations of worldly duty and renunciant pursuit.