जनको ह वैदेहः कूर्चादुपावसर्पन्नुवाच नमस्तेऽस्तु याज्ञवल्क्य ।अनु मा शाधीति ।स होवाच यथा वै सम्राण्महान्तमध्वानमेष्यन् रथं वा नावं वा समाददीतैवमेवैताभिरुपनिषद्भिः समाहितात्मासि ।एवं वृन्दारक आढ्यः सन्नधीतवेद उक्तोपनिषत्क इतो विमुच्यमानः क्व गमिष्यसीति ।नाहं तद्भगवन् वेद यत्र गमिष्यामीति ।अथ वै तेऽहं तद्वक्ष्यामि यत्र गमिष्यसीति ।ब्रवीतु भगवानिति ॥४,२.१ ॥
In plain words
Janaka of Videha, coming down from his cushion, said, "Salutation to thee, Yājñavalkya. Teach me." He said, "As a man about to go a long journey would take a chariot or a ship, your majesty, so hast thou made thy self ready by these secret teachings. Thou art thus honoured and wealthy, hast studied the Vedas and been told the secret doctrine; but when thou art released from here, whither wilt thou go?" "I do not know, sir, whither I shall go." "Then I shall tell thee whither thou wilt go." "Tell me, sir."