Shloka 45
Nārada’s Darśana of Viśvarūpa Nārāyaṇa and the Caturmūrti Doctrine (नारदस्य नारायणदर्शनं चतुर्मूर्तिविचारश्च)
बाल्याद् वा संशयाद् वापि भयादू वाप्यविमोक्षजात् | उत्पन्ने चापि विज्ञाने नाधिगच्छति तां गतिम्
bālyād vā saṁśayād vāpi bhayād vāpyavimokṣajāt | utpanne cāpi vijñāne nādhigacchati tāṁ gatim |
Sinabi ni Janaka: “Maging dahil sa kabataan at kawalan ng hinog na pag-iisip, o dahil sa pag-aalinlangan, o dahil sa takot na isinilang ng pag-aakalang hindi makakamtan ang paglaya—kahit sumibol na ang tunay na kaalaman, hindi pa rin nararating ng tao ang pinakamataas na kalagayan. Sapagkat ang mga kahinaang ito sa loob ang humahadlang sa bunga ng karunungan at naglalayo sa paglaya.”
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
Knowledge alone is not enough if it is undermined by immaturity, persistent doubt, or fear that liberation is impossible. These mental obstacles prevent knowledge from ripening into liberation; steadiness and inner maturity are required for the highest attainment.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, King Janaka speaks as a teacher of renunciation and wisdom, warning that even after insight arises, one may fail to reach the final goal if the mind remains trapped in childish tendencies, skepticism, or anxious fear about moksha.