Shloka 76
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
राजभिस्तत्र वाष्णेय: समागच्छद् यथावय: । मन्त्रियोंसहित दुर्योधनसे मिलकर वृष्णिकुलभूषण केशव अवस्थाके अनुसार वहाँ सभी राजाओंसे यथायोग्य मिले
rājabhis tatra vāṣṇeyaḥ samāgacchad yathāvayaḥ | mantribhiḥ sahito duryodhanena militvā vṛṣṇikulabhūṣaṇaḥ keśavo 'vasthānusāraṃ tatra sarvair rājabhir yathāyogyaṃ samāgacchat |
সেখানে বৃষ্ণিকুলভূষণ কেশব, দুর্যোধনের সঙ্গে ও মন্ত্রীদের সহিত, প্রত্যেকের মর্যাদা ও অবস্থান অনুসারে, সমবেত সকল রাজাদের সঙ্গে যথাযথভাবে সাক্ষাৎ করলেন।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political tension, dharma expresses itself as measured, appropriate conduct: honoring people according to their role and circumstance, maintaining decorum, and using diplomacy rather than impulsiveness.
Keśava (Kṛṣṇa), associated here with Duryodhana and accompanied by ministers, arrives among many kings and greets/engages them suitably—observing rank, situation, and proper courtly protocol as events move toward the great conflict.