Shloka 23
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
वासुदेवपुरोगास्तं सर्व एवाभ्यवादयन् | विराटद्रुपदौ वृद्धावभिवाद्य हलायुध:
vāsudevapurogāstaṃ sarva evābhyavadayan | virāṭadrupadau vṛddhāvabhivādya halāyudhaḥ ||
वासुदेव पुढे असताना सर्वांनी त्यांना प्रणाम केला. मग हलायुध बलरामाने वृद्ध विराट व द्रुपद यांना अभिवादन करून यथोचित आचरण केले.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in politically charged moments, dharma is maintained through proper conduct—showing reverence to elders and honoring allied kings; etiquette becomes an ethical discipline that preserves social order.
A group led by Vāsudeva offers salutations; Balarāma (Halāyudha) specifically pays respects to the senior kings Virāṭa and Drupada, marking formal courtesies among allies as events move toward the great war.