Shloka 28
धर्मव्याधोपदेशः
Dharma-vyādha’s Instruction on Śiṣṭācāra and Dharma
कपोतरोमाणं शिबिनीद्धधिदं पुत्र प्रापस्पसि नृप वृषसंहननं यशोदीप्यमान द्रष्टासि शूरमृषभं सौरथानाम्
kapotaromāṇaṃ śibinīddhadhidaṃ putra prāpspasi nṛpa vṛṣasaṃhananaṃ yaśodīpyamāna draṣṭāsi śūramṛṣabhaṃ saurathānām
Disse a pomba: “Ó filho, ó rei—quando alcançares a afamada terra dos Śibis, verás um herói de força taurina, com a glória em chamas, o primeiro entre os guerreiros de carro.”
कपोत उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse points toward the ideal of righteous kingship and heroic excellence: true greatness is not merely physical strength or martial skill, but renown that ‘shines’ because it is grounded in dharma and exemplary conduct.
In the Kapota (pigeon) episode, the speaker addresses a king/son and foretells that upon reaching the land of the Śibis he will see a celebrated, bull-like hero—setting the stage for the famed Śibi-related exemplum of virtue and royal dharma.