Shloka 4
जनक-राज्ञः मौण्ड्य-परिव्रज्या-विवादः
Janaka’s Renunciation Questioned; Discourse on Dāna and Detachment
धनान्यपत्यं दाराक्ष रत्नानि विविधानि च । पन्थानं पावकं हित्वा जनको मौढ्यमास्थित:
dhanāny apatyaṃ dārāś ca ratnāni vividhāni ca | panthānaṃ pāvakaṃ hitvā janako mauḍhyam āsthitaḥ ||
ອາຣຊຸນ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ລະທິ້ງຊັບສິນ, ລູກຫຼານ, ເມຍ, ແລະອັນມະນີຫຼາກຫຼາຍປະເພດ—ກະທັ້ງລະທິ້ງເສັ້ນທາງແຫ່ງວິໄນອັນຊຳລະໃຫ້ບໍລິສຸດ—ຈະນະກະກໍຕົກຢູ່ໃນຄວາມຫຼົງ.”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse warns that mere abandonment of possessions and relationships is not automatically virtuous; if one abandons the ‘purifying path’ of right discipline and discernment, renunciation can degenerate into delusion rather than liberation.
Arjuna cites Janaka as an example, stating that Janaka gave up wealth, family ties, and valuables, yet—by forsaking the proper purifying course of conduct—ended up in a state of folly. The remark functions as a caution within the ethical discussions of the Śānti Parva.