Shloka 15
Adhyāya 314 — हिमवदाश्रमः, शक्तिक्षेपकथा, तथा स्वाध्यायविधिः
Himalayan Hermitage, the Myth of the Thrown Spear, and Rules of Vedic Study
त्वं हि विप्रेन्द्र कार्त्स्न्येन मोक्षधर्ममुपाससे । साकलल्यं मोक्षधर्मस्य श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः
tvaṁ hi viprendra kārtsnyena mokṣadharmam upāsase | sākalyaṁ mokṣadharmasya śrotum icchāmi tattvataḥ ||
جنک نے کہا— اے برہمنوں میں افضل! تم پورے طور پر موکش دھرم کی پیروی کرتے ہو؛ اس لیے میں تمہارے ہی لبوں سے موکش دھرم کی مکمل تعلیم، جیسی وہ حقیقت میں ہے، سننا چاہتا ہوں۔
जनक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse establishes the proper approach to mokṣa-dharma: one should seek the complete teaching from a realized practitioner and hear it “tattvataḥ,” i.e., in accordance with the true principle/reality, not merely as partial rules or hearsay.
King Janaka addresses a foremost Brahmin-sage, acknowledging that the sage fully practices the path of liberation, and requests a comprehensive, accurate exposition of mokṣa-dharma from him.