Shloka 66
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
उदतिष्ठत् सहामात्य: पूजयन् मधुसूदनम् । दशाहनन्दन श्रीकृष्णके आते ही महायशस्वी दुर्योधन मधुसूदनका सम्मान करते हुए मन्त्रियोंसहित उठकर खड़ा हो गया
udatiṣṭhat sahāmātyaḥ pūjayan madhusūdanam |
ໄວສັມປາຍະນະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ດຸຣະໂຍທະນະ ບຸດຜູ້ມີກຽດສັກສີຂອງ ທຣິຕຣາສະຕຣະ ໄດ້ລຸກຂຶ້ນພ້ອມກັບບັນດາມົນຕຣີ ແລະໄດ້ຖວາຍຄວາມນັບຖືແກ່ ມະທຸສູດະນະ (ພຣະກຣິສນະ) ເພື່ອເປັນການໃຫ້ກຽດ. ພາບນີ້ສະທ້ອນຄວາມຕຶງຕຽນລະຫວ່າງມາລະຍາດພາຍນອກ ແລະຄວາມຕັ້ງໃຈພາຍໃນ ທີ່ຈະຜັກດັນຄວາມຂັດແຍ້ງໄປສູ່ສົງຄາມໃນໄມ່ຊ້ານີ້.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical contrast between external respect and internal intention: proper royal etiquette and honoring a revered guest can coexist with unresolved adharma and stubbornness. It invites reflection on whether courtesy without moral correction has real value in preventing harm.
As Kṛṣṇa arrives in the Kaurava court during the tense pre-war negotiations, Duryodhana stands up with his ministers and formally honors him, following courtly protocol even as the larger dispute remains unsettled.