Shloka 8
कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च
The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion
तस्मै शुश्रूषमाणाय भार्गवोडकथयत् कथाम् । इमां यथा कपोतेन सिद्धि: प्राप्ता नराधिप
tasmai śuśrūṣamāṇāya bhārgavo ’kathayat kathām | imāṁ yathā kapotena siddhiḥ prāptā narādhipa ||
Melihat dia begitu ingin mendengar dan berkhidmat dengan setia, Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) pun menuturkan kepadanya kisah ini, wahai raja: bagaimana seekor merpati mencapai kesempurnaan rohani dan kejayaan melalui tindak-tanduknya—sebagai teladan untuk menerangi dharma serta kebajikan tanpa mementingkan diri.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral exemplum: sincere attentiveness and service (śuśrūṣā) make one fit to receive instruction, and the ensuing story of the dove is presented as a model of dharmic conduct leading to siddhi—true success understood as ethical and spiritual attainment.
Bhīṣma says that Bhārgava (Paraśurāma), seeing his listener eager to hear, begins narrating a specific tale—how a dove achieved siddhi—addressing the king as the audience for this instructive story.