Shloka 37
शान्ति पर्व (अध्याय 38): युधिष्ठिरस्य राजधर्म-जिज्ञासा तथा भीष्मोपसर्पण-प्रस्तावना | Shanti Parva Chapter 38: Yudhishthira’s Inquiry into Rajadharma and the Prelude to Approaching Bhishma
पूजिताश्च ययुर्विप्रा राजानमभिनन्द्य तम् । राजा च हर्षमापेदे पाण्डव: ससुहृज्जन:
pūjitāś ca yayur viprā rājānam abhinandya tam | rājā ca harṣam āpede pāṇḍavaḥ sa-suhṛj-janaḥ ||
婆罗门圣贤既受如法礼敬，便向国王致以祝颂而辞去。般度族之王（坚战，Yudhiṣṭhira）与亲友善愿之人同在，心中充满欢喜——这正显出恭敬待客之德所结的法果，也象征在劝诫与祝福之后，和合秩序得以复归。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the dharmic value of honoring learned and virtuous guests (viprāḥ). Proper respect and hospitality generate auspiciousness and inner joy for the ruler, reinforcing ethical kingship grounded in reverence for wisdom.
After being honored by the king, the brahmin sages bless and congratulate him and then depart. Yudhiṣṭhira, along with his companions and well-wishers, feels great happiness as the encounter concludes on a harmonious, auspicious note.