Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 68
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
निःसंदिग्धं प्रबुद्धस्त्वं बुध्यमानश्चराचरम् । श्रोतुमिच्छामि तउज्ञानं घृतं मण्डमयं यथा
niḥsaṃdigdhaṃ prabuddhas tvaṃ budhyamānaś carācaram | śrotum icchāmi tad jñānaṃ ghṛtaṃ maṇḍamayaṃ yathā ||
यात किंचितही संशय नाही की तुम्ही पूर्ण प्रबुद्ध आहात आणि समस्त चराचर जगत जाणता. म्हणून मी तुमच्या मुखातून ते सारभूत तत्त्वज्ञान ऐकू इच्छितो—उत्तम लोण्यापासून निघालेल्या तुपासारखे परिष्कृत, मधुर व पोषक.
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes reverence for awakened insight and frames true knowledge (jñāna/tattva-jñāna) as the refined essence of understanding—like ghee extracted from the finest butter—implying that wisdom should be distilled, nourishing, and free from doubt.
Yājñavalkya addresses a realized knower, affirming their complete comprehension of the whole cosmos (carācaram) and requesting that they teach the essential, most concentrated form of spiritual knowledge.