Shloka 27
Ānṛśaṃsya, Amātya-Guṇa, and Reconciliatory Counsel (आनृशंस्य–अमात्यगुण–संधि-उपदेशः)
वैदेहस्त्वथ कौसल्यं प्रवेश्य गृहमज्जसा । पाद्यार्घ्यमधुपर्कस्तं पूजाईँ प्रत्यपूजयत्
vaidehas tv atha kausalyaṁ praveśya gṛham ajjasā | pādyārghyamadhuparkas taṁ pūjāṁ pratyapūjayat ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Pagkaraan, ang hari ng Videha ay agad na inihatid ang prinsipe ng Kosala sa loob ng palasyo, at pinarangalan ang marangal na panauhin ayon sa mga sinaunang ritwal ng pagtanggap: tubig sa paghuhugas ng paa, handog na arghya, tubig na pang-inom/pangmumog, at madhuparka.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma as proper hospitality (atithi-satkāra): a righteous ruler promptly receives a guest and honors him with prescribed offerings, showing reverence, generosity, and adherence to social-ritual duty.
The king of Videha escorts the Kosala prince into the palace and performs formal guest-honoring rites—pādya, arghya, ācamanīya, and madhuparka—treating him as a venerable and worthy visitor.