परं तेन विधिस्तेषांकृतो यस्तं महीपते । शृणुष्वाऽवहितो भूत्वा वदंत्या मम सांप्रतम्
paraṃ tena vidhisteṣāṃkṛto yastaṃ mahīpate | śṛṇuṣvā'vahito bhūtvā vadaṃtyā mama sāṃpratam
لیکن اے مہيپتے! ان کے لیے ایک خاص قاعدہ مقرر کیا گیا ہے۔ اب میری بات سنو—ہوشیار رہو جب میں بیان کرتی ہوں۔
Mṛgī (the doe)
Scene: The doe adopts a teacher’s posture; the king lowers his bow slightly, hands in attentive stance; the forest becomes still, signaling a shift from hunt to instruction.
Dharma is structured by vidhi (rules); righteousness lies in respecting limits, not merely citing entitlement.
No specific tīrtha is named in this verse.
A ‘vidhi’ is announced; its content follows in the next verse.