उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय ९३: कृष्णस्य धृतराष्ट्रोपदेशः
Kṛṣṇa’s Counsel to Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the Assembly
पूजा प्रयुज्यतामाशु मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् | ऋषीउ्छान्तनवो दृष्टवा सभाद्वारमुपस्थितान्
pūjā prayujyatām āśu munīnāṃ bhāvitātmanām | ṛṣīñ chāntanavo dṛṣṭvā sabhādvāram upasthitān ||
সংযতচিত্ত মুনিদের তৎক্ষণাৎ পূজা করা হোক। সভাদ্বারে উপস্থিত ঋষিদের দেখে শান্তনুনন্দন (ভীষ্ম) এ কথা বললেন।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
A righteous court must promptly honor spiritually disciplined sages; reverence to wisdom and self-control is a key marker of dharma and legitimate kingship.
Sages arrive and stand at the entrance of the assembly hall; Bhīṣma, seeing them, calls for immediate respectful reception and ceremonial honor.