Shloka 9
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
विविधास्तरणास्तीर्णमभ्युपाविशदच्युत: । उस राजसभामें सुन्दर रत्नोंसे विभूषित एक सुवर्णमय पर्यक रखा हुआ था, जिसपर भाँति-भाँतिके बिछौने बिछे हुए थे। भगवान् श्रीकृष्ण उसीपर विराजमान हुए ।।
vaśaṃpāyana uvāca | vividhāstaraṇāstīrṇam abhyupāviśad acyutaḥ | tasmin rājāsabhāyāṃ sundara-ratnaiḥ vibhūṣitaḥ suvarṇamayaḥ paryaṅkaḥ sthāpita āsīt, yasmin nānāvidhāni śayanāni tīrṇāni āsan | bhagavān śrīkṛṣṇas tasminn eva virājām āsa || tasmin gāṃ madhuparkaṃ cāpy udakaṃ ca janārdane ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。アチュタ（クリシュナ）は、さまざまな敷物を重ねて敷いた寝台に着座した。その王の सभा（集会）には、美しい宝玉で飾られた黄金の寝台が据えられ、種々の寝具が整えられていた。そこに吉祥なるシュリー・クリシュナは威儀正しく座した。ついで人々は、ジャナールダナのために、牝牛と、マドゥパルカ（蜜を調えた迎賓の儀礼飲食）と、水を捧げた――尊き客に尽くすべき礼であり、戦雲迫る中にあっても、もてなしのダルマの義務が失われぬことを示していた。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when political tensions are high, dharma requires proper respect and hospitality toward a worthy guest—especially an envoy like Kṛṣṇa. The scene underscores ethical restraint and adherence to social-ritual obligations as a foundation for righteous conduct.
Kṛṣṇa enters the royal assembly and is seated on an ornate golden couch with many coverings. The hosts then present traditional honours—cow, madhuparka, and water—marking a formal reception of an eminent visitor in the diplomatic context of the Udyoga Parva.