Shloka 3
Saṃvaraṇa–Tapatī Vivāhaḥ (The Marriage of Saṃvaraṇa and Tapatī) — Mahābhārata, Ādi Parva 163
यथा व्विदं न विन्देयुर्नरा नगरवासिन: । तथायं ब्राह्मणो वाच्य: परिग्राह्श्च यत्नत:
yathā vvidaṁ na vindeyur narā nagaravāsinaḥ | tathāyaṁ brāhmaṇo vācyaḥ parigrāhaś ca yatnataḥ ||
यथा इदं नगरवासिनो न विदेयुः तथा व्यवस्था क्रियताम्। अयं ब्राह्मणो यत्नतः वाच्यः, परिग्राह्यश्च यथाविधि।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma here balances two duties: maintain discretion so the public is not disturbed, while still honoring and supporting a brāhmaṇa with careful hospitality and respectful speech.
Yudhiṣṭhira gives practical instruction: keep a sensitive matter hidden from the city’s residents, but ensure the brāhmaṇa involved is properly received, spoken to appropriately, and provided for with deliberate care.