Shloka 6

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

Devanagari script

उवाच गच्छेति तदा जनकं मिथिलेश्वरम्‌ । स ते वक्ष्यति मोक्षार्थ निखिल मिथिलेश्वर:

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | uvāca gaccheti tadā janakaṁ mithileśvaram | sa te vakṣyati mokṣārthaṁ nikhilaṁ mithileśvaraḥ |

Translation

毗湿摩说：于是他对他说：“去见弥提罗之王阇那迦吧。那位弥提罗之主将把解脱（mokṣa）的真实旨趣完整地教给你。”

Word by Word

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Perfect (Liṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम्
• Form: Imperative (Loṭ), 2, Singular, Parasmaipada

• इति: thus (quoting)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• तदा: then
• तदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा

• जनकम्: Janaka
• जनकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मिथिलेश्वरम्: the lord/king of Mithilā
• मिथिलेश्वरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथिलेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• वक्ष्यति: will tell
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Future (Luṭ), 3, Singular, Parasmaipada

• मोक्षार्थम्: the purpose/means of liberation
• मोक्षार्थम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षार्थ
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• निखिल: entire, complete
• निखिल: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निखिल
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मिथिलेश्वरः: the king of Mithilā
• मिथिलेश्वरः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मिथिलेश्वर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Janaka
• Mithila

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse emphasizes that the essence of mokṣa-dharma is best learned from a realized authority (here, King Janaka), implying that scriptural mastery should culminate in guidance from one who embodies liberation-oriented wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

A teacher directs the seeker to go to Janaka, the ruler of Mithilā, because Janaka is presented as capable of explaining the complete purport of liberation—positioning him as an authoritative instructor on mokṣa.