Shloka 42
अध्याय ९५: चित्राङ्गदस्य गन्धर्वेण सह संग्रामः तथा विचित्रवीर्यस्य राज्याभिषेकः
Chitrāṅgada’s duel with the Gandharva and Vicitravīrya’s consecration
अथाभ्यगच्छद् भरतान् वसिष्ठो भगवानृषि: । तमागतं प्रयत्नेन प्रत्युदूगम्याभिवाद्य च,इसी समय उनके पास भगवान् महर्षि वसिष्ठ आये। उन्हें आया देख भरतवंशियोंने प्रयत्नपूर्वक उनकी अगवानी की और प्रणाम करके सबने उनके लिये अर्घ्य अर्पण किया। फिर उन तेजस्वी महर्षिको सत्कारपूर्वक अपना सर्वस्व समर्पण करके उत्तम आसनपर बिठाकर राजाने स्वयं उनका वरण करते हुए कहा--“भगवन्! हम पुनः राज्यके लिये प्रयत्न कर रहे हैं। आप हमारे पुरोहित हो जाइये'
athābhyagacchad bharatān vasiṣṭho bhagavān ṛṣiḥ | tam āgataṃ prayatnena pratyudūgamyābhivādya ca |
Then the venerable sage Vasiṣṭha approached the Bharata princes. Seeing him arrive, they rose with due effort to receive him, went forth to meet him, and offered respectful salutations.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma in social conduct: rulers and nobles should honor sages and elders through proper reception—going out to meet, offering salutations, and extending hospitality—especially when seeking guidance for matters of governance.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the sage Vasiṣṭha arrives among the Bharatas, and they formally welcome him by going forth to receive him and paying respectful salutations, setting the stage for counsel connected with royal affairs.