Shloka 26
कुरुसभायां केशवागमन-सत्कारविधानम् / Preparations to Honor Keśava at the Kuru Court
तेडभिगम्य महात्मानं हृषीकेशमरिंदमम् | पूजां चक्कुर्यथान्यायमाशीर्मज्जलसंयुताम्
teḍabhigamya mahātmānaṃ hṛṣīkeśam ariṃdamam | pūjāṃ cakkur yathānyāyam āśīr majjala-saṃyutām ||
அவர்கள் பகைவரை அடக்கும் மகாத்மா ஹ்ருஷீகேசனை அணுகி, முறையின்படி வழிபாடு செய்து, ஆசிவாக்குகளுடன் அர்க்கிய நீரையும் அளித்து மரியாதை செய்தனர்.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid political tension, dharma is upheld through proper conduct: honoring a worthy guest with prescribed respect, blessings, and water symbolizes self-restraint, civility, and recognition of moral order.
A group approaches Kṛṣṇa (Hṛṣīkeśa) and receives him formally, performing customary worship and respectful hospitality rites, including benedictions and the offering of water.