Shloka 17
शुकस्य मिथिलागमनम् (Śukasya Mithilāgamanam) — Śuka’s Journey to Mithilā and the Courtly Test
एषोप्ययस्ते राजेन्द्र यथावत् समुदाहत: । अध्यात्ममधिभूतं च अधिदैवं च श्रूयताम्
eṣo'py ayaṃ te rājendra yathāvat samudāhṛtaḥ | adhyātmam adhibhūtaṃ ca adhidaivaṃ ca śrūyatām ||
ਰਾਜੇਂਦ੍ਰ! ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸੰਹਾਰ-ਕ੍ਰਮ ਵੀ ਯਥਾਰਥ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਿਆਨ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ। ਹੁਣ ਅਧਿਆਤਮ, ਅਧਿਭੂਤ ਅਤੇ ਅਧਿਦੈਵ—ਇਸ ਤ੍ਰਿਵਿਧ ਵਿਵੇਚਨ ਨੂੰ ਸੁਣ।
याज़्वल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The speaker transitions from a prior explanation to a structured teaching that interprets reality in three correlated domains: the inner self (adhyātma), the material/elemental world of beings (adhibhūta), and the divine or cosmic presiding order (adhidaiva).
Yājñavalkya addresses the king respectfully, stating that he has already explained a preceding topic in proper sequence, and now invites the king to listen to the next section—an exposition of adhyātma, adhibhūta, and adhidaiva.