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Shloka 56

Aśmagīta: Janaka’s Inquiry on Loss, Kāla, and the Limits of Control (अश्मगीता)

स यज्ञशील: प्रजने निविष्ट: प्राग्‌ ब्रह्मचारी प्रविविक्तचक्षु: । आराधयेत्‌ स्वर्गमिमं च लोक॑ परं च मुक्त्वा हृदयव्यलीकम्‌,मनुष्य पहले ब्रह्मचर्यका पालन करके संतानोत्पादनके लिये विवाह करे, नेत्र आदि इन्द्रियोंको पवित्र रखे और स्वर्गलोक तथा इहलोकके सुखकी आशा छोड़कर हृदयके शोक-संतापको दूर करके यज्ञपरायण हो परमात्माकी आराधना करता रहे

sa yajñaśīlaḥ prajane niviṣṭaḥ prāg brahmacārī pravivikta-cakṣuḥ | ārādhayet svargam imaṃ ca lokaṃ paraṃ ca muktvā hṛdaya-vyalīkam ||

ജനകൻ പറഞ്ഞു—മനുഷ്യൻ ആദ്യം ബ്രഹ്മചാരിയായി ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളെ ശുദ്ധവും നിയന്ത്രിതവുമായിട്ട് പാലിക്കണം; പിന്നെ സന്താനാർത്ഥം ഗൃഹസ്ഥജീവിതത്തിൽ സ്ഥാപിതനായി യജ്ഞപരായണനാകണം. ഹൃദയത്തിലെ വക്രത—ശോകം, കലക്കം, അന്തർകപടം—ഇവയെ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച്, ഈ ലോകത്തെയും സ്വർഗ്ഗത്തെയും സുഖപ്രതീക്ഷ വിട്ട്, പരമാത്മാവിനെ നിരന്തരം ആരാധിക്കണം.

सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यज्ञशीलःdevoted to sacrifice; of sacrificial disposition
यज्ञशीलः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञशील
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजनेin procreation; in begetting offspring
प्रजने:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजन
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
निविष्टःengaged; settled; entered upon
निविष्टः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootनि-विश्
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular, Passive (participial)
प्राक्formerly; earlier; first
प्राक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्राक्
FormAdverb
ब्रह्मचारीa celibate student; one observing brahmacarya
ब्रह्मचारी:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मचारिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रविविक्तचक्षुःone whose eyes (senses) are withdrawn/guarded; with purified/controlled vision
प्रविविक्तचक्षुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रविविक्तचक्षुस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
आराधयेत्should worship; should propitiate
आराधयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-राध्
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
स्वर्गम्heaven
स्वर्गम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्वर्ग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
इमम्this
इमम्:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
FormConjunction
लोकम्world
लोकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
परम्the other; higher; beyond
परम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
FormConjunction
मुक्त्वाhaving abandoned; having given up
मुक्त्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootमुच्
FormAbsolutive (क्त्वा), Active
हृदयव्यलीकम्crookedness/guile in the heart; heart-deceit
हृदयव्यलीकम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootहृदयव्यलीक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

जनक उवाच

J
Janaka

Educational Q&A

Janaka teaches a disciplined life-order: begin with brahmacarya and sense-restraint, enter household life for righteous progeny and yajña, but renounce craving for worldly and heavenly rewards; purify the heart and worship the Supreme with inner integrity.

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, King Janaka speaks as a teacher, outlining how a person should live—combining social duty (householder responsibilities and yajña) with inner renunciation and purification aimed at the highest good.