Shloka 5

Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman

Devanagari script

सतंब्राह्यया श्रिया युक्त ब्रह्मुतुल्यपराक्रमम्‌ । मेने पुत्र यदा व्यासो मोक्षधर्मविशारदम्‌

Transliteration

satāṁ brāhmyā śriyā yuktaṁ brahmatulya-parākramam | mene putra yadā vyāso mokṣa-dharma-viśāradam ||

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: Khi Vyāsa nhận thấy con mình đã được trang nghiêm bởi quang huy cao quý tựa Phạm thiên, có uy lực ngang Phạm thiên, và đã tinh thông dharma của giải thoát, ông bảo: “Con ta, nay hãy đến gặp Janaka, vua xứ Mithilā. Vị quân vương ấy sẽ chỉ cho con giáo lý đã được xác lập—tinh túy cốt lõi—của toàn bộ khoa học về giải thoát.”

Word by Word

• सताम्: of the good (people)
• सताम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• ब्राह्म्यया: with brahmic/divine
• ब्राह्म्यया: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्राह्मी
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रिया: splendour, fortune
• श्रिया: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• युक्तम्: endowed (with)
• युक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युक्त
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• ब्रह्मतुल्यपराक्रमम्: having prowess equal to Brahmā
• ब्रह्मतुल्यपराक्रमम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म-तुल्य-पराक्रम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मेने: thought/considered
• मेने: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: मन् (मन्यते)
• Form: Perfect, 3, Singular

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• यदा: when
• यदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा

• व्यासः: Vyāsa
• व्यासः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मोक्षधर्मविशारदम्: skilled in the dharma of liberation
• मोक्षधर्मविशारदम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मोक्ष-धर्म-विशारद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Vyasa
• Vyasa's son (unnamed in this verse)
• Janaka
• Mithila

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

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.

What is happening in the narrative?

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.