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:,राजन! सम्माननीय महात्मा श्रीकृष्णका जो परम प्रिय आतिथ्य है, वह तो कीजिये ही; क्योंकि वे भगवान् जनार्दन सबके द्वारा सम्मान पानेके योग्य हैं
yat tv asya priyam ātithyaṃ mānārhasya mahātmanaḥ | tad asmai kriyatāṃ rājan mānārho ’sau janārdanaḥ ||
રાજન, માનાર્હ એવા મહાત્માને જે પ્રિય আতિથ્ય છે તે જ તેમને કરો; કારણ કે આ જનાર્દન ખરેખર સન્માનને યોગ્ય છે.
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.