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 ||
Lomaśa berkata: “Demi mengharapkan hasil yang membawa keberuntungan, para pendeta yang memimpin upacara melaksanakan korban suci dengan sempurna, bersama seluruh pengiring dan kelengkapan yang diperlukan. Setelah mandi di tasik dan menyentuh air menurut tata cara yang wajar, orang yang beriman—yang menundukkan inderianya—meneruskan upacara itu.”
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.