Shloka 6
ऋषिसमागमः — युधिष्ठिरस्य शोकवर्णनम्
Sage Assembly and Yudhiṣṭhira’s Articulation of Grief
तेडभिगम्य महात्मान: पूजिताश्न यथाविधि । आसनेषु महाहेंषु विविशुस्ते महर्षय:,वे महात्मा महर्षि वहाँ पहुँचकर विधिपूर्वक पूजित हो राजाके दिये हुए बहुमूल्य आसनोंपर विराजमान हुए
teḍabhigamya mahātmānaḥ pūjitāś ca yathāvidhi | āsaneṣu mahārheṣu viviśus te maharṣayaḥ ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Tras acercarse a aquellos sabios de gran alma y honrarlos debidamente conforme al rito prescrito, los rishis tomaron asiento en los valiosos sitiales que el rey les había ofrecido. La escena subraya el orden ético de la hospitalidad: reverencia a los dignos, conducta ritual correcta y preservación del dharma mediante una recepción respetuosa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as proper hospitality: approaching the worthy with humility, honouring them according to established injunctions (yathāvidhi), and offering appropriate seats—outer acts that sustain ethical and social order.
A group of great sages arrive; they are formally received and honoured in the prescribed manner, and then they take their seats on valuable, honorific seats provided for them.