Shloka 293
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 30: Nārada–Parvata Samaya-bhaṅga, Śāpa, and the Marriage of Sukumārī
पूज्यमानो यथान्यायं तेजसा स्वेन भारत । भारत! परम बुद्धिमान् पर्वत अपने तेजसे यथोचित सम्मान पाते हुए सारी पृथ्वीपर विचरने लगे
pūjyamāno yathānyāyaṃ tejasā svena bhārata |
O Bhārata, Parvata, supremely wise, honored as befitted his merit and radiance, roamed over the whole earth, receiving due respect wherever he went.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
Honor should be rendered in proportion to merit and in accordance with propriety (yathānyāya). True authority or esteem arises from one’s own tejas—inner excellence and moral-spiritual potency—rather than mere external status.
Kṛṣṇa addresses a Bhārata and describes a figure who, possessing innate splendor, moves throughout the earth and is everywhere received with fitting respect, indicating widespread recognition of his worth.