Shloka 16
Śibi’s Weighing of Dharma
The Hawk and the Dove Trial) — शिबेर्धर्मतुला (श्येन-कपोतोक्तिः
यजन्ते याजका: सम्यक् परिवारं शुभार्थिन: । अन्रोपस्पृश्य सरसि श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रिय:
yajante yājakāḥ samyak parivāraṃ śubhārthinaḥ | anropaspṛśya sarasi śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ ||
Lośa said: “Seeking auspicious results, the officiating priests perform the sacrifice properly, together with the full complement of attendants and requisites. Having bathed in the lake and touched the water in due manner, the faithful man—self-controlled—proceeds with the rite.”
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ritual action bears fruit when performed correctly (samyak), with faith (śraddhā) and self-restraint (jitendriya). External purity (bathing/touching water) is paired with inner discipline.
Lośa describes the proper conduct of sacrificial performance: priests carry out the yajña with its full accompaniment, and the participant prepares through water-purification at a lake, acting with faith and controlled senses.