Shloka 323
अलम्बुस-वधः
The Neutralization of Alambusa
न्यवेदयद्धूषीकेशमुपयान्तं महात्मने । इसी समय कानोंमें कुण्डल पहने, कमरमें तलवार बाँधे और वक्ष:स्थलपर कवच धारण किये एक तरुण द्वारपालने उस ड्योढ़ीके भीतर प्रवेश करके धरतीपर दोनों घुटने टेक दिये और वन्दनीय महाराज युधिष्ठिरको मस्तक नवाकर प्रणाम किया। इस प्रकार सिरसे प्रणाम करके उसने धर्मपुत्र महात्मा युधिष्ठिरको यह सूचना दी कि भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण पधार रहे हैं
sañjaya uvāca | nyavedayad hṛṣīkeśam upayāntaṁ mahātmane |
Sanjaya said: A young gatekeeper—wearing earrings, with a sword fastened at his waist and armor upon his chest—entered the inner gateway, knelt with both knees upon the ground, and bowed his head in reverence to the venerable King Yudhiṣṭhira. Having thus paid homage, he informed the righteous son of Dharma, the great-souled Yudhiṣṭhira, that Bhagavān Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) was approaching. The scene underscores courtly discipline and the ethic of honoring the worthy, even amid the pressures of war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the midst of war, dharma expresses itself through discipline, humility, and proper honor: the gatekeeper follows protocol, and the king is approached with reverence while divine counsel (Kṛṣṇa/Hṛṣīkeśa) is welcomed.
A young doorkeeper enters the inner court, kneels and salutes Yudhiṣṭhira, then formally announces that Śrī Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) is arriving.