Shloka 5
कुण्डधारोपाख्यानम्
Kuṇḍadhāra-Upākhyāna: Dharma’s Superiority over Wealth and Desire
भीष्म उवाच ततो जाजलिना तेन समाहूता: पतत्त्रिण: । वाचमुच्चारयन्ति सम धर्मस्य वचनात् किल
bhīṣma uvāca | tato jājalinā tena samāhūtāḥ patattriṇaḥ | vācam uccārayanti sma dharmasya vacanāt kila ||
Bhishma dijo: «Entonces, convocadas por aquel Jājali, las aves se reunieron. En verdad, al oír sus palabras fundadas en el dharma, comenzaron a hablar con claridad, como si fuera habla humana».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech aligned with dharma is portrayed as possessing compelling moral force—so persuasive that even non-human beings respond and participate in the ethical dialogue.
Bhishma narrates that Jājali summons birds; moved by his dharma-based words, they assemble and begin speaking distinctly, as though in human language, setting up a moral instruction episode.