Shloka 11
Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman
स धर्मकुशलो राजा मोक्षशास्त्रविशारद: । याज्यो मम स यद् ब्रूयात् तत् कार्यमविशड्कया,“मेरे यजमान राजा जनक धर्मनिषपुण तथा मोक्ष-शास्त्रमें प्रवीण हैं। वे तुम्हें जो आज्ञा दें, उसीका नि:शंक होकर पालन करना”
sa dharmakuśalo rājā mokṣaśāstraviśāradaḥ | yājyo mama sa yad brūyāt tat kāryam aviśaṅkayā ||
Bhishma berkata: “Raja itu—penaungku yang untuknya aku memimpin upacara yajña—mahir dalam dharma dan sangat mendalam ilmunya tentang śāstra pembebasan (mokṣa). Apa pun yang diperintahkannya kepadamu, laksanakanlah tanpa ragu dan tanpa sangsi.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Respect for qualified moral and spiritual authority: when a ruler is grounded in dharma and trained in mokṣa-śāstra, his guidance should be followed without wavering, since it is presumed to align worldly duty with the higher aim of liberation.
Bhīṣma identifies a particular king (Janaka) as his own yajña-patron and praises his competence in dharma and liberation-teachings, urging the listener to execute whatever instructions that king gives, without doubt.