Shloka 23
Nārada’s Exempla of Tapas and Assurance to Dhṛtarāṣṭra (नारदोपदेशः—तपःसिद्ध्युदाहरणम्)
देवर्षियोंसे सेवित महातेजस्वी विप्रवर भगवान् व्यासने भी शिष्योंसहित आकर राजाको दर्शन दिया ।।
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Devarṣibhiḥ sevito mahātejasvī vipravaro bhagavān Vyāso ’pi śiṣyaiḥ saha āgatya rājānaṃ darśayām āsa. Tataḥ sa rājā Kauravyaḥ Kuntīputraś ca vīryavān, Bhīmasenādayaś caiva pratyutthāya abhivādayan. Tasmin samaye Kuruvaṃśī rājā Dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ, parākramaḥ Kuntīkumaras Yudhiṣṭhiraḥ tathā Bhīmasenādayaḥ utthāya samāgatān maharṣīn praṇāmaṃ cakruḥ.
Waiśampāyana berkata: Vyāsa yang diberkahi—sangat bercahaya, brahmana utama, dilayani para dewaresi—datang bersama murid-muridnya dan berkenan memberi audiensi kepada sang raja. Maka raja Kuru itu, putra Kuntī yang gagah Yudhiṣṭhira, serta Bhīmasena dan yang lain bangkit menyambut, lalu memberi salam hormat kepada para maharsi yang tiba.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even sovereign power is ethically bounded by dharma: one must rise, receive, and bow to realized sages. The verse highlights humility, reverence for spiritual wisdom, and the social duty of honoring holy guests.
Vyāsa, accompanied by divine seers and his disciples, comes to meet the kings. Yudhiṣṭhira, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Bhīma, and the others stand up to welcome them and offer salutations, marking a respectful reception of the sages in the forest-setting of the Āśramavāsika episode.