Shloka 17
शुकस्य मिथिलागमनम् (Śukasya Mithilāgamanam) — Śuka’s Journey to Mithilā and the Courtly Test
एषोप्ययस्ते राजेन्द्र यथावत् समुदाहत: । अध्यात्ममधिभूतं च अधिदैवं च श्रूयताम्,राजेन्द्र! इस प्रकार मैंने तुम्हारे समक्ष संहारक्रमका यथावत््रूपसे वर्णन किया है। अब तुम अध्यात्म, अधिभूत और अधिदैवका वर्णन सुनो
eṣo'py ayaṃ te rājendra yathāvat samudāhṛtaḥ | adhyātmam adhibhūtaṃ ca adhidaivaṃ ca śrūyatām ||
രാജേന്ദ്രാ! ഇങ്ങനെ സംഹാരക്രമവും ഞാൻ നിനക്കു യഥാവിധി വിവരിച്ചു. ഇനി അധ്യാത്മം, അധിഭൂതം, അധിദൈവം—ഈ ത്രിവിധ വിവരണം കേൾക്കുക.
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker transitions from a prior explanation to a structured teaching that interprets reality in three correlated domains: the inner self (adhyātma), the material/elemental world of beings (adhibhūta), and the divine or cosmic presiding order (adhidaiva).
Yājñavalkya addresses the king respectfully, stating that he has already explained a preceding topic in proper sequence, and now invites the king to listen to the next section—an exposition of adhyātma, adhibhūta, and adhidaiva.