Shloka 19
Śrī–Indra–Bali Saṃvāda: The Departure and Fourfold Placement of Lakṣmī
जनकस्त्वभिसंरक्त: कापिलेयानुदर्शनात् । उत्सृज्य शतमाचार्यान् पृष्ठतोडनुजगाम तम्,उस समय महाराज जनक कपिलानन्दन पंच-शिखका ज्ञान देखकर उनके प्रति आकृष्ट हो गये और अपने सौ आचार्योंको छोड़कर उन्हींके पीछे चलने लगे
janakas tv abhisaṁraktaḥ kāpileyānudarśanāt | utsṛjya śatam ācāryān pṛṣṭhato 'nujagāma tam ||
พระเจ้าชนกเมื่อได้เห็นกาปิเลยะก็ทรงหลงใหลยิ่งนัก ทรงละทิ้งครูอาจารย์ร้อยคน แล้วเสด็จติดตามเขาไปเบื้องหลัง
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True knowledge is recognized by its clarity and transformative power, not by the prestige or number of one’s instructors. A sincere seeker like Janaka is willing to relinquish conventional supports—even many teachers—when authentic insight is encountered.
Bhīṣma narrates that King Janaka, impressed by the wisdom he perceived in Kāpileya (Pañcaśikha, associated with Kapila’s lineage), leaves his hundred teachers and follows that sage, indicating a decisive turn toward a more compelling source of spiritual instruction.