Shloka 2
नारद–शुक संवादः
Impermanence, Svabhāva, and Śuka’s Resolve for Yoga
याज्ञवल्क्यजी कहते हैं--नरेश्वर! तुमने जो मुझसे अव्यक्तमें स्थित परब्रह्मके विषयमें प्रश्न किया है, वह अत्यन्त गूढ़ है। उसके विषयमें ध्यान देकर सुनो ।।
yājñavalkya uvāca— nareśvara! tvayā mayi avyakte sthite parabrahmaṇi viṣaye yaḥ praśnaḥ kṛtaḥ sa atyanta-gūḍhaḥ. tatra dhyātvā śṛṇu. yathā arṣeṇeha vidhinā caratā vanatena ca, mayā ādityād avāptāni yajāṃṣi, mithilādhipa.
Wika ni Yājñavalkya: “O hari, ang tanong mo tungkol sa Kataas-taasang Brahman na nananahan sa Di-Nahahayag ay lubhang malalim. Makinig nang may matinding pagtuon. Isasalaysay ko, O panginoon ng Mithilā, kung paanong noong unang panahon, sa pagsunod sa itinakdang disiplina ng mga rishi—namumuhay sa ilalim ng panata at may mapagkumbabang pagyuko—natamo ko mula sa diyos na Araw ang mga mantra ng Yajus (Śukla-Yajurveda).”
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Profound knowledge of the Supreme (Parabrahman in the Unmanifest) is not casual information; it requires disciplined inquiry, inner reflection, and humility. The verse frames spiritual knowledge as something approached through dhyāna (focused attention) and earned through ṛṣi-approved practice (ārṣa-vidhi), not mere argument.
Yājñavalkya responds to the king of Mithilā, acknowledging the depth of the king’s metaphysical question. He then introduces a backstory: he will recount how he previously obtained the Yajus (Śukla-Yajurveda) mantras from the Sun-god by observing vows and following prescribed ascetic discipline with humility.