Shloka 40
जनक–सुलभा संवादः
Janaka–Sulabhā Dialogue on Mokṣa and Non-attachment
अवाप्तमेतद्धि मया सनातना- द्विरण्यगर्भाद् गदतो नराधिप । प्रसाद्य यत्नेन तमुग्रचेतसं सनातन ब्रह्म यथाद्य वै त्वया,नरेश्वरर जिस प्रकार आज तुमने मुझसे सनातन ब्रह्मका ज्ञान प्राप्त किया है; इसी प्रकार मैंने भी हिरण्यगर्भ नामसे प्रसिद्ध सनातन उग्रचेता ब्रह्माजीके मुखसे, उन्हें बड़े यत्नसे प्रसन्न करके इसे प्राप्त किया था
avāptam etad dhi mayā sanātanād hiraṇyagarbhād gadataḥ narādhipa | prasādya yatnena tam ugracetasaṃ sanātana brahma yathādya vai tvayā ||
ବସିଷ୍ଠ କହିଲେ—ହେ ନରାଧିପ, ଏହି ସନାତନ ଉପଦେଶ ମୁଁ ମଧ୍ୟ ପ୍ରାଚୀନ ହିରଣ୍ୟଗର୍ଭଙ୍କ ଠାରୁ, ସେ ଯେତେବେଳେ ଏହା କହୁଥିଲେ, ସେତେବେଳେ ପାଇଥିଲି। ଉଗ୍ରଚେତା ସନାତନ ବ୍ରହ୍ମାଙ୍କୁ ଯତ୍ନପୂର୍ବକ ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ କରି ମୁଁ ଏହା ଲାଭ କରିଥିଲି—ଯେପରି ଆଜି ତୁମେ ମୋ ପାଖରୁ ସନାତନ ବ୍ରହ୍ମଜ୍ଞାନ ପାଇଲ।
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual knowledge of the eternal Brahman is transmitted through an authentic lineage and is gained through both personal effort (yatna) and the teacher’s grace (prasāda). Vasiṣṭha emphasizes continuity: what the king receives now is the same timeless wisdom Vasiṣṭha once received from Hiraṇyagarbha (Brahmā).
Vasiṣṭha addresses a king and explains the provenance of the doctrine he has taught: he himself learned it directly from Hiraṇyagarbha/Brahmā after striving to please him. He draws a parallel between his own earlier discipleship and the king’s present reception of the teaching.