In plain words
Living this sacred Rājayoga, Janaka dedicated his life to the divine principle of the Ātma and went on performing every karma for the welfare of the world, as service offered to God. Here is a small example of his oneness. The great sage Śuka, right near this city of Mithilā, took some disciples to himself and went on giving them teachings of Jñāna of several kinds. Janaka came to know this good news and longed to join that band of disciples himself and listen to the great sage Śuka's teachings. One day he went to the forest and bowed to Śuka: ‘Swami, take me too as one among your disciples, and give me leave to listen in your classes when I come here every day,’ he prayed. From that day Janaka too joined those disciples and went on listening to these teachings. But one day Janaka was somewhat late in coming, and because of it Śuka did not give his teaching to the other students; he agreed to wait until Janaka came, and told the disciples to wait a while. The other students: What is this! We took the great sage Śuka to be one who had renounced all attachment, and we trusted him. Because Janaka, the great king, is rich and is a great king, even this Śuka, who has renounced all attachment, is bowing down to him; a guru who bows down to wealth and power will never be a true guru. From that day some mistrust of that guru arose in these students, and some envy of Janaka. It has been so from age to age: envy arising in people bound by karma is natural. When the fortunate are drawn close and given some teaching, then in some people, though they are merely the unfortunate who have not earned such good fortune, the envy they feel on seeing the fortunate grows even into a greatly sinful disposition. No one can say whose fortune will come to ripeness in which place, at which time, in which direction.