Shloka 37
Kṛṣṇa at Duryodhana’s House: Refusal of Hospitality and Departure to Vidura (कृष्णस्य धार्तराष्ट्रनिवेशनगमनम्)
सदैव सहदेवस्य भ्रातरो मधुसूदन । वृत्तं कल्याणवृत्तस्य पूजयन्ति महात्मन:
sadaiva sahadevasya bhrātaro madhusūdana | vṛttaṃ kalyāṇavṛttasya pūjayanti mahātmanaḥ ||
বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— হে মধুসূদন! কল্যাণময় জীবনযাপনে প্রতিষ্ঠিত সেই মহাত্মা সহদেবের চরিত্র ও আচরণকে তাঁর ভ্রাতারা সর্বদা সম্মান ও পূজা করে।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights that noble character (kalyāṇa-vṛtta) is worthy of continual honor. Ethical excellence is presented as a living practice—conduct that naturally earns respect within a righteous community.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports to the listener that Sahadeva’s brothers consistently revere him for his exemplary conduct, addressing Kṛṣṇa by the epithet Madhusūdana in the course of describing Sahadeva’s esteem among the Pāṇḍavas.