Shloka 466
निषसादासने कृष्णो राजानश्व यथासनम् | भारत! अर्घ्य ग्रहण करके जब ऋषिलोग उन आसनोंपर बैठ गये, तब भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण तथा अन्य राजाओंने भी अपना-अपना आसन ग्रहण किया
niṣasādāsane kṛṣṇo rājānaś ca yathāsanam | bhārata! arghya-grahaṇaṃ kṛtvā yadā ṛṣayaḥ teṣv āsaneṣu niṣeduḥ, tadā bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇaḥ tathā anye rājānaḥ api sva-svam āsanam agṛhṇan |
Vaiśampāyana said: Kṛṣṇa sat down upon his seat, and the kings too took their places as was proper. O descendant of Bharata, when the sages—having accepted the arghya, the ceremonial offering of respect—were seated on their allotted seats, then the blessed Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the other kings also assumed their own seats.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic decorum: sages are honored first with arghya and proper seating, and only then do Kṛṣṇa and the kings take their seats—showing that spiritual authority and respectful hospitality guide public conduct.
In an assembly setting, the sages receive the arghya and sit on their assigned seats; afterward Śrī Kṛṣṇa and the other kings sit down according to established protocol.