Shloka 14
कृष्ण-दूतविषये दुर्योधनस्य बन्धन-प्रस्तावः — Duryodhana’s Proposal to Detain Krishna
Envoy-Ethics Debate
यत् त्वस्य प्रियमातिथ्यं मानाहस्य महात्मन: । तदस्मै क्रियतां राजन् मानाहोंडसौ जनार्दन:
yat tv asya priyam ātithyaṃ mānārhasya mahātmanaḥ | tad asmai kriyatāṃ rājan mānārho ’sau janārdanaḥ ||
Vidura dijo: «Oh rey, asegúrate de ofrecerle la hospitalidad que le es grata: él, el magnánimo, verdaderamente digno de honor. Hágase para él, pues este Janārdana (Kṛṣṇa) es, en verdad, merecedor de reverencia».
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse upholds ātithya-dharma (the duty of hospitality) and the ethical principle that those who are truly worthy—especially a noble emissary like Kṛṣṇa—must be honored properly; respect shown to the deserving safeguards righteousness and social order.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war negotiations, Vidura counsels the Kuru king to receive Kṛṣṇa with the hospitality he values, emphasizing that Janārdana is inherently deserving of honor—an implicit warning not to insult a righteous messenger and benefactor.