Shloka 30
Pāṇḍu’s Marriages, Conquests, and Triumphal Return (पाण्डोर्विवाह-विजय-प्रत्यागमनम्)
पूजितो मन्त्रपूर्व तु विधिवत् प्रीतिमाप सः । तमासनगतं माता पृष्टवा कुशलमव्ययम्
pūjito mantrapūrvaṁ tu vidhivat prītim āpa saḥ | tam āsanagataṁ mātā pṛṣṭvā kuśalam avyayam ||
他依规受礼、以咒语为先而得供敬，心中欢悦。随后，母亲见他安坐席上，便问候其安康——愿其福祉不衰不减。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Proper conduct (dharma) in domestic and social life is shown through two linked duties: honoring someone with correct ritual propriety (vidhivat, mantrapūrvam) and responding with affectionate concern by inquiring after their welfare (kuśalam).
After being formally received and honored with due rites, the person becomes pleased; then his mother, noticing him seated, asks about his well-being, signaling familial care and respectful conversation.