Shloka 14
कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court
सहसों ब्राह्मण विभिन्न स्थानोंमें भगवान् श्रीकृष्णकी स्तुति करते तथा मधुपर्कद्वारा उनकी पूजा करते थे। धनदाता भगवानने भी उन सबको यशथेष्ट धन दिया ।।
tāḥ kiranti mahātmānaṁ vanyaiḥ puṣpaiḥ sugandhibhiḥ | striyaḥ pathi samāgamya sarvabhūtahite ratam ||
道を進むその折、多くの女たちが現れて、大いなる魂をもつシュリー・クリシュナ—常に一切衆生の利益に心を尽くす御方—を迎え、香り高い野の花を雨のように降り注いだ。この光景は、支配ではなく慈恵と普遍の善意として力を示す導き手に対する、人々の深い崇敬を物語っている。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights an ethical ideal of leadership: true greatness is marked by being 'sarvabhūta-hite rata'—actively devoted to the welfare of all beings. Social honor (flower-showering) is presented as a response to virtue and beneficence rather than mere power.
During Kṛṣṇa’s journey in the Udyoga Parva context, women gather along the road to greet him and shower him with fragrant forest flowers, expressing public devotion and respect for his benevolent stature.