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 ||
Vendo-o ávido por ouvir e servir, Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) narrou-lhe este conto, ó rei: como uma pomba alcançou a plenitude espiritual e o êxito por meio de sua conduta—um exemplo oferecido para iluminar o dharma e a virtude do desinteresse.
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.