“Janak the Videhi followed the path of pravrutti, and yet he was undisturbed. For example, when a female sannyãsi named Sulbhã came into Janak’s court, King Janak told Sulbhã, ‘Though you are trying to seduce my mind, by the grace of my guru Panchshikh Rishi, I have mastered the doctrines of both Sãnkhya and Yoga. So, even if half of my body is anointed with sandalwood paste and the other half is slashed with a sword, both would be the same to me. Even if my Mithilãpuri were to burn down, still nothing of mine would be burned. Thus, even though I have adopted the path of pravrutti, I am still unaffected and undisturbed.’ This is what King Janak said to Sulbhã. Also, King Janak was said to be the guru of even Shukji.

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