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 ||
Nang makita niyang sabik itong makinig at maglingkod nang tapat, isinalaysay ni Bhārgava (Paraśurāma) sa kanya ang kuwentong ito, O hari: kung paanong ang isang kalapati ay nagkamit ng ganap na katuparan at tagumpay na espirituwal sa pamamagitan ng kanyang asal—isang halimbawa upang liwanagin ang dharma at ang kabutihang walang pagkamakasarili.
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.