Shloka 15
अध्याय १७८ — प्राणवायुगतिः तथा शारीराग्निव्यवस्था
Adhyāya 178 — The courses of prāṇa-vāyu and the regulation of the bodily fire
अहो सम्यक् शुकेनोक्तं सर्वतः परिमुच्यता । प्रतिष्ठता महारण्यं जनकस्य निवेशनात्,“अहा! शुकदेव मुनिने जनकके राजमहलसे विशाल वनकी ओर जाते समय सब ओरसे बन्धनमुक्त हो क्या ही अच्छा कहा था?
aho samyak śukenoktaṃ sarvataḥ parimucyatā | pratiṣṭhatā mahāraṇyaṃ janakasya niveśanāt ||
毗湿摩说道：“啊！须迦所言何其圆满：‘当从四面八方解脱诸缚。’当他自阇那迦王的王宫启程，走向大森林之时，这句话便摄取了正道——出离能在一切方向松解执著，而非仅仅迁移居处。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True freedom is ‘release from every side’—cutting attachment and bondage in all respects. The verse praises Śuka’s counsel as pointing to inner renunciation, where liberation is defined by non-attachment rather than merely leaving a place.
Bhīṣma recalls and commends Śuka’s statement made in connection with departing from King Janaka’s residence toward the great forest. The moment contrasts royal life and the forest-ascetic path, using the departure as a setting to emphasize complete detachment.