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 |
Vaiśampāyana sprach: Dort begegnete Keśava — Zierde des Vṛṣṇi-Geschlechts — den versammelten Königen in einer Weise, die Rang und Lage eines jeden entsprach. Von seinen Ministern begleitet und in Duryodhanas Gesellschaft erwies er allen Herrschern die gebührenden Ehren, dem Protokoll und den Erfordernissen des Augenblicks gemäß.
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.