Shloka 163
उवाच मधुरं राजा स्मितपूर्वमिदं तदा । भगवान्की उस दिव्य झाँकीकी तीनों लोकोंमें कहीं उपमा नहीं थी। राजा युधिष्ठछिर मानवविग्रहधारी उन परमात्मा विष्णुके समीप जाकर मुसकराते हुए मधुर वाणीमें इस प्रकार बोले--
vaiśampāyana uvāca | uvāca madhuraṃ rājā smitapūrvam idaṃ tadā |
Disse Vaiśampāyana: Então o rei, sorrindo primeiro, proferiu estas palavras doces. (No contexto narrativo, Yudhiṣṭhira aproxima-se do Senhor Supremo Viṣṇu—manifesto em forma humana—após contemplar uma visão divina sem igual nos três mundos, e começa a dirigir-se a Ele com reverência e fala suave.)
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic speech: even when addressing supreme authority, one should speak with humility, sweetness, and self-control—signaled by the smile and gentle words—reflecting inner composure and reverence.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that the king (Yudhiṣṭhira), after witnessing an extraordinary divine manifestation and approaching Viṣṇu, begins his address—smiling and speaking in a sweet tone—introducing the forthcoming dialogue.