Shloka 38
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
पूजयित्वा महाराज यथाविधि महाद्युति: । भ्रातृभि: सहितो राजा प्रास्थापयदरिंदम:
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
pūjayitvā mahārāja yathāvidhi mahādyutiḥ |
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito rājā prāsthāpayad arindamaḥ ||
વૈશંપાયન બોલ્યા—મહારાજ! આ રીતે સૌની યથાવિધિ પૂજા કરીને મહાદ્યુતિ શત્રુદમન રાજાએ ભાઈઓ સહિત તેમને વિધિવત્ પ્રસ્થાન કરાવ્યું.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores rāja-dharma through yathāvidhi (rule-governed) honor: a righteous king shows reverence, performs proper hospitality, and concludes relations with orderly, respectful leave-taking—ethics expressed as disciplined conduct rather than mere sentiment.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the radiant king (Yudhiṣṭhira), together with his brothers, duly honored the departing party and then formally sent them on their way, marking a courteous conclusion to their visit.