Mahabharata — Vana Parva, Shloka 63
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
तस्मात् त्वमपि राजेन्द्र पूजयैनं यथाविधि । एतत् ते शतशः प्रोक्ते कि भूय: श्रोतुमिच्छसि
tasmāt tvam api rājendra pūjayainaṃ yathāvidhi | etat te śataśaḥ prokte kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotum icchasi ||
इसलिए, राजेन्द्र! तुम भी इस अतिथि का विधिपूर्वक सत्कार करो। यह बात मैं तुमसे सैकड़ों बार कह चुका हूँ; अब और क्या सुनना चाहते हो?
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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A king should uphold dharma by honoring guests properly and consistently; respectful hospitality is presented as a repeated, settled instruction, not a negotiable detail.
Vaiśampāyana addresses the king, urging him to continue the prescribed honoring of a guest, and notes that this counsel has already been given many times, asking what further clarification is desired.
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