Shloka 9
माधवी-प्रदानम् (Mādhavī Offered to Gālava) — Udyoga Parva 113
तथा तौ कथयन्तौ च चिन्तयन्तौ च यत् क्षमम् । प्रतिष्ठाने नरपतिं ययातिं प्रत्युपस्थिताौ,इस प्रकार परस्पर बातें करते और उचित कर्तव्यको मन-ही-मन सोचते हुए वे दोनों प्रतिष्ठानपुरमें राजा ययातिके दरबारमें उपस्थित हुए
tathā tau kathayantau ca cintayantau ca yat kṣamam | pratiṣṭhāne narapatiṁ yayātiṁ pratyupasthitau ||
Kaya, habang sila’y nag-uusap at sa loob-loob ay nagbubulay kung alin ang nararapat na gawin, dumating silang dalawa sa Pratiṣṭhāna at humarap kay Haring Yayāti sa kanyang bulwagan—nagnanais kumilos ayon sa dharma at maingat na payo.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights deliberation guided by propriety (kṣama): before acting, one should converse, reflect, and then approach authority in a manner aligned with dharma and practical wisdom.
Two individuals, after discussing and considering the appropriate course, reach Pratiṣṭhāna and appear before King Yayāti in his court, marking a transition to an audience scene where counsel or inquiry is to be made.