Shloka 13
कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court
संस्तुतो ब्राह्मणैर्गीर्िस्तत्र तत्र सहस्रश: । अर्च्यते मधुपर्कश्न वसुभिश्च वसुप्रद:
saṁstuto brāhmaṇair gīrbhis tatra tatra sahasraśaḥ | arcyate madhuparkaś ca vasubhiś ca vasupradaḥ ||
तो जिथे जिथे जात, तिथे सहस्रों ब्राह्मण आशीर्वादमय वाणीने त्याची स्तुती करीत. मधुपर्क-विधीने त्याचा सत्कार होई आणि धन-वैभवाची भेट दिली जाई—कारण तो स्वतःही उदार धनदाता होता.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores dharma through proper reception of the learned: honoring Brahmins with respectful speech, ritual hospitality (madhuparka), and appropriate gifts, while praising generosity as a royal virtue.
Vaiśampāyana describes a figure being widely acclaimed by Brahmins and ceremonially honored in many places, receiving madhuparka and wealth-offerings, while also being characterized as one who gives wealth generously.