Shloka 21
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
न च तत् कारणं विद्यो यस्मिन् नो मधुसूदन । पूजां कृतां प्रीयमाणैर्नामंस्था: पुरुषोत्तम
na ca tat kāraṇaṁ vidmo yasmin no madhusūdana | pūjāṁ kṛtāṁ prīyamāṇair nāma sthāḥ puruṣottama ||
«О Мадхусудана, мы не ведаем причины, по которой ты не принял бы поклонение, приносимое нами с любовью и искренней радостью. О Пурушоттама, не лишай этот обряд благоговения твоего милостивого присутствия.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sincere, affectionate reverence (pūjā offered with prīti) is presented as intrinsically worthy; the speaker implies that a noble person should not reject heartfelt respect without a valid cause, highlighting the dharmic ethic of honoring devotion and hospitality.
In the Udyoga Parva’s pre-war diplomacy setting, Kṛṣṇa is being addressed with honorific epithets. The speaker conveys that they see no reason why Kṛṣṇa would refuse or stand apart from the loving worship being offered, urging him to accept their reverence.