Shloka 55
Sārasvata–Dadhīca Upākhyāna at Sarasvatī Tīrtha
Balarāma’s Pilgrimage Context
मोक्षधर्म समास्थातुमिच्छेयं भगवन्नहम् । तस्य तद् वचन श्रुत्वा उपदेशं चकार सः
mokṣadharma samāsthātum iccheyaṁ bhagavann aham | tasya tad vacanaṁ śrutvā upadeśaṁ cakāra saḥ ||
“အရှင်ဘုရား၊ မောက္ခသို့ပို့ဆောင်သော ဓမ္မ၌ ကျွန်ုပ် တည်မြဲလိုပါသည်” ဟုဆို၏။ ထိုစကားကို ကြားသော် မုနိသည် သင်ကြားညွှန်ပြမှုကို စတင်ပြုလေ၏။
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames mokṣa-dharma as a deliberate commitment: liberation is approached through consciously adopting a disciplined way of life, and it is transmitted through upadeśa—authoritative instruction given in response to sincere seeking.
A seeker addresses a revered figure as “Bhagavan,” expressing the wish to undertake mokṣa-dharma. Upon hearing this request, the teacher responds by giving a formal instruction, marking a transition from dialogue to doctrinal guidance.