Shloka 76
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
राजभिस्तत्र वाष्णेय: समागच्छद् यथावय: । मन्त्रियोंसहित दुर्योधनसे मिलकर वृष्णिकुलभूषण केशव अवस्थाके अनुसार वहाँ सभी राजाओंसे यथायोग्य मिले
rājabhis tatra vāṣṇeyaḥ samāgacchad yathāvayaḥ | mantribhiḥ sahito duryodhanena militvā vṛṣṇikulabhūṣaṇaḥ keśavo 'vasthānusāraṃ tatra sarvair rājabhir yathāyogyaṃ samāgacchat |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Di sana, Keśava—permata keturunan Vṛṣṇi—menemui para raja yang berhimpun dengan cara yang sesuai menurut darjat dan keadaan masing-masing. Dengan para menteri mengiringi dan dalam kebersamaan Duryodhana, baginda menyampaikan penghormatan yang wajar kepada semua pemerintah, memelihara adab istiadat dan tuntutan saat itu.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political tension, dharma expresses itself as measured, appropriate conduct: honoring people according to their role and circumstance, maintaining decorum, and using diplomacy rather than impulsiveness.
Keśava (Kṛṣṇa), associated here with Duryodhana and accompanied by ministers, arrives among many kings and greets/engages them suitably—observing rank, situation, and proper courtly protocol as events move toward the great conflict.