Shloka 14
Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)
जनक उवाच यत् कार्य ब्राह्मणेनेह जन्मप्रभृति तच्छृणु । कृतोपनयनस्तात भवेद् वेदपरायण:,जनकने कहा--तात! ब्राह्मणको जन्मसे लेकर जो-जो कर्म करने चाहिये, उनको सुनिये--यज्ञोपवीत संस्कार हो जानेके बाद ब्राह्मण-बालकको वेदाध्ययनमें तत्पर होना चाहिये
janaka uvāca yat kāryaṃ brāhmaṇeneha janma-prabhṛti tac chṛṇu | kṛtopanayanaḥ tāta bhaved veda-parāyaṇaḥ ||
Janaka berkata: “Dengarlah, wahai anakku, akan kewajipan yang harus dilakukan oleh seorang brāhmaṇa di dunia ini sejak kelahiran. Setelah upanayana (upacara benang suci) disempurnakan, brāhmaṇa muda hendaklah menumpukan seluruh dirinya kepada pengajian dan bacaan Veda.”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
A brāhmaṇa’s foundational dharma is disciplined learning: after upanayana, he should commit himself to Vedic study and recitation as a primary life-duty.
King Janaka is instructing a listener (addressed affectionately as ‘tāta’) about the prescribed duties of a brāhmaṇa, emphasizing the transition after initiation into a life oriented toward the Veda.