Shloka 16
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरोक्तिः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra Addressed on Sincerity, Hospitality, and Settlement
नगरादपि या: काश्रिद् गमिष्यन्ति जनार्दनम् | द्रष्ट कन्याश्व॒ कल्याण्यस्ता श्च॒ यास्यन्त्यनावृता:
nagarād api yāḥ kāścid gamiṣyanti janārdanam | draṣṭuṃ kanyāś ca kalyāṇyas tāś ca yāsyanty anāvṛtāḥ ||
এই নগর থেকেও যে সকল মঙ্গলময় কন্যা জনার্দনকে দর্শন করতে যেতে চায়, তারা আবরণহীন হয়েও যেতে পারবে।
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights royal permission and social openness in honoring a revered guest: devotion and respectful public conduct can be sanctioned even when it relaxes customary restrictions, provided it serves a worthy purpose.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra issues an order that any maidens from the city who wish to behold Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) may go to see him, even without wearing veils.