Shloka 8
धौन्धुमारोपाख्यानम्
Dhaundhumāra-Upākhyāna: The Slaying of Dhundhu and the Epithet ‘Dhundhumāra’
तदेतद् राज्ञों महाभाग्यमप्युक्तवान् नारद:,“इस प्रकार साक्षात् नारदजीने राजा शिबिकी महत्ताका अपने मुखसे वर्णन किया”
tad etad rājño mahābhāgyam apy uktavān nāradaḥ |
قال فايشَمبايانا: وهكذا روى نارَدَة للملك هذا الخبرَ عن عظيم الحظ ورفيع الفضل، واصفًا من فمه هو عظمةَ الملك شيبي وجلالَ سلوكه الأخلاقي في الدارما.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that exemplary royal dharma—embodied by King Śibi’s famed righteousness and generosity—is worthy of being preserved and transmitted by authoritative sages like Nārada, making ethical greatness a model for rulers and listeners.
Vaiśaṃpāyana, as the frame-narrator, states that Nārada has already narrated to the king the celebrated account of King Śibi’s greatness; this line functions as a transition/summary marker within the ongoing story.