The path trodden by the virtuous is laudable; my heart is always inclined to such a path. I know this noble example of Shibi's greatness; and therefore I have narrated it to you.
सद्भिः सदाध्यासितं तु प्रशस्तं तस्मात् प्रशस्तं श्रयते मतिमें। एतन्महाभाग्यवरं शिबेस्तु तस्मादहं वेद यथावदेतत्॥