Shloka 12
Śibi’s Weighing of Dharma
The Hawk and the Dove Trial) — शिबेर्धर्मतुला (श्येन-कपोतोक्तिः
एतद् द्वारं महाराज मानसस्य प्रकाशते । वर्षमस्य गिरेर्मध्ये रामेण श्रीमता कृतम्,महाराज! यह मानससरोवरका द्वार प्रकाशित हो रहा है। इस पर्वतके मध्यभागमें परशुरामजीने अपना आश्रम बनाया था
etad dvāraṃ mahārāja mānasasya prakāśate | varṣam asya girer madhye rāmeṇa śrīmatā kṛtam ||
Wahai raja agung, inilah pintu gerbang menuju Mānasarovara yang kini tampak. Di bahagian tengah gunung ini, Rāma yang mulia (Paraśurāma) telah mendirikan pertapaannya.
लोगश उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred places are approached as moral thresholds: the mention of Mānasarovara’s ‘gate’ and Paraśurāma’s hermitage frames pilgrimage as an exercise in reverence, restraint, and dharmic conduct rather than mere travel.
A guide/speaker points out to the king that the entrance to Mānasarovara is now visible and notes that the illustrious Paraśurāma established his hermitage in the mountain’s central region, identifying the site’s sanctity and significance.