Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 19
Janaka’s Quest for Liberation; Pañcaśikha’s Sāṅkhya on Renunciation, Elements, Guṇas, and the Deathless State
सामात्यो जनको ज्ञात्वा धर्मज्ञो ज्ञानिनं मुने । उपेत्य शतमाचार्यान्मोहयामास हेतुभिः ॥ १९ ॥
sāmātyo janako jñātvā dharmajño jñāninaṃ mune | upetya śatamācāryānmohayāmāsa hetubhiḥ || 19 ||
Hỡi hiền giả, vua Janaka—cùng các đại thần—nhận ra bậc trí giả am tường Dharma, liền đến gặp một trăm vị thầy và dùng lý luận khiến họ bối rối, không đáp nổi.
Narada (narration within the Moksha-Dharma context)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It highlights discernment (viveka): even learned teachers can be refuted when their understanding is merely formal, while true Dharma-knowledge aligns reasoning (hetu) with realized wisdom (jñāna).
Indirectly, it warns that intellectual authority alone is insufficient; Bhakti and Moksha-Dharma require sincerity and right vision—otherwise one may be “confounded” despite scholarship.
It points to tarka/hetu (reasoned argument) used in śāstric discussion—supporting disciplined interpretation alongside Vedanga-based learning (especially Vyakarana and Mimamsa-style reasoning).