Shloka 5
Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman
सतंब्राह्यया श्रिया युक्त ब्रह्मुतुल्यपराक्रमम् । मेने पुत्र यदा व्यासो मोक्षधर्मविशारदम्
satāṁ brāhmyā śriyā yuktaṁ brahmatulya-parākramam | mene putra yadā vyāso mokṣa-dharma-viśāradam ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Nang ituring ni Vyasa na ang kanyang anak ay napuspos ng marangal na ningning na tulad ni Brahma, may lakas na kapantay ni Brahma, at lubos na bihasa sa dharma ng paglaya, sinabi niya: “Anak ko, ngayon ay pumaroon ka kay Janaka, ang hari ng Mithila. Ituturo sa iyo ng haring iyon ang pinagtibay na aral—ang pinakadiwa—ng buong agham ng paglaya.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one is already accomplished in spiritual discipline, the tradition emphasizes seeking the highest, distilled conclusion (sāra-siddhānta) from an authoritative knower. Liberation-teaching is presented as a specialized dharma requiring both maturity and guidance from a realized exemplar—here, Janaka, the king-sage.
Bhishma recounts that Vyasa, recognizing his son’s spiritual brilliance and mastery of moksha-dharma, instructs him to go to King Janaka of Mithila, who is famed for teaching the essence of liberation while living as a ruler.