Shloka 15
Śalya-parva Adhyāya 34: Balarāma’s Withdrawal, Sarasvatī Pilgrimage Logistics, and Prabhāsa as Soma’s Renewal Tīrtha
तथैव ते समासाद्य पप्रच्छुस्तमनामयम् | प्रत्यभ्यर्च्य हली सर्वान् क्षत्रियांश्व॒ महात्मन:
tathaiva te samāsādya papracchus tam anāmayam | pratyabhyarcya halī sarvān kṣatriyāṁś ca mahātmanaḥ ||
उसी प्रकार वे सब उस निष्पाप महापुरुष के पास जाकर उनका कुशल पूछने लगे। हली (बलराम) का यथोचित सत्कार करके उन महात्माओं ने वहाँ उपस्थित समस्त क्षत्रियों को भी सम्मान दिया।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a war setting, dharma is reflected through proper conduct—approaching elders or revered figures respectfully, offering due honor, and engaging in inquiry with decorum rather than arrogance.
A group approaches a respected, blameless person and questions him; they first (or also) honor Hali (Balarāma) and extend respectful greetings to the assembled kṣatriyas, marking a formal and ethically appropriate interaction.