Shloka 28
Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)
राजसांस्तामसांश्वैव नित्यं दोषान् विवर्जयेत् । साच््विकं मार्गमास्थाय पश्येदात्मानमात्मना
rājasāṁs tāmasāṁś caiva nityaṁ doṣān vivarjayet | sāttvikaṁ mārgam āsthāya paśyed ātmānam ātmanā ||
Janaka berkata: Hendaklah seseorang sentiasa meninggalkan kecacatan yang lahir daripada rajas dan tamas. Dengan berpegang pada jalan sāttvika, hendaklah ia menyaksikan Diri oleh Diri—melalui kejernihan batin dan daya pertimbangan yang terlatih.
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Abandon the recurring defects rooted in rajas (passion) and tamas (delusion), and cultivate a sāttvika mode of life; through that purity and steadiness, realize the Ātman directly by inner awareness and discernment.
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, King Janaka speaks as a teacher of inner wisdom, prescribing a practical ethical-spiritual discipline: reject lower tendencies and adopt the sāttvika path so that self-realization becomes possible.