Shloka 3
धर्मव्याधोपदेशः
Dharma-vyādha’s Instruction on Śiṣṭācāra and Dharma
अथ कपोतो राज्ञो दिव्यासनासीनस्योत्सड्रं न््यपतत्,राजा शिबि अपने दिव्य सिंहासनपर बैठे हुए थे। कबूतर उनकी गोदमें जा गिरा
atha kapotaḥ rājñaḥ divyāsanāsīnasya utsaṅgaṁ nyapatat |
At noon, biglang bumagsak ang kalapati sa kandungan ni Haring Śibi habang siya’y nakaupo sa kanyang maringal na trono na wari’y makalangit—humihingi ng kanlungan sa mismong luklukan kung saan sinusukat ang kapangyarihan ng hari sa harap ng dharma.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The episode frames the king’s dharma as protection of those who seek refuge, even when doing so invites danger or personal loss; true righteousness is tested when the vulnerable arrive unexpectedly.
Mārkaṇḍeya narrates that while King Śibi is seated on a divine throne, a dove suddenly drops into his lap—an act that signals a plea for shelter and sets up a moral trial for the king.