Shloka 3
मौसलपर्व — अध्याय ८
Arjuna’s evacuation of Dvārakā, Vasudeva’s rites, and the caravan’s crisis
स्वागतं ते<$स्त्विति प्राह मुनि: सत्यवतीसुतः । आस्यतामिति होवाच प्रसन्नात्मा महामुनि:,उस समय प्रसन्नचित्त हुए महामुनि सत्यवती-नन्दन व्यासने अर्जुनसे कहा--“बेटा! तुम्हारा स्वागत है; आओ यहाँ बैठो”
svāgataṁ te ’stv iti prāha muniḥ satyavatīsutaḥ | āsyatām iti hovāca prasannātmā mahāmuniḥ ||
स्वागतं तेऽस्त्विति प्राह मुनिः सत्यवतीसुतः। आस्यतामिति होवाच प्रसन्नात्मा महामुनिः।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic conduct through hospitality (svāgata) and respectful invitation (āsyatām). A sage’s serenity and courteous reception set the moral tone for counsel: guidance begins with compassion, composure, and honoring the guest.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Vyāsa, pleased and calm, meets Arjuna and greets him warmly, asking him to sit. It marks Arjuna’s approach to the great sage and the opening of a conversation that will shape the ensuing events of the Mausala Parva.