Shloka 163
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)
उवाच मधुरं राजा स्मितपूर्वमिदं तदा । भगवान्की उस दिव्य झाँकीकी तीनों लोकोंमें कहीं उपमा नहीं थी। राजा युधिष्ठछिर मानवविग्रहधारी उन परमात्मा विष्णुके समीप जाकर मुसकराते हुए मधुर वाणीमें इस प्रकार बोले--
vaiśampāyana uvāca | uvāca madhuraṃ rājā smitapūrvam idaṃ tadā |
毗舍波耶那说：于是国王先含笑，继而以柔美之辞如是说道。（在前后叙事中，尤提士提罗目睹了三界无与伦比的神圣显现之后，走近以人身示现的至上主毗湿奴，并以恭敬温和的言语开始向祂陈述。）
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse models dhārmic speech: even when addressing supreme authority, one should speak with humility, sweetness, and self-control—signaled by the smile and gentle words—reflecting inner composure and reverence.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana reports that the king (Yudhiṣṭhira), after witnessing an extraordinary divine manifestation and approaching Viṣṇu, begins his address—smiling and speaking in a sweet tone—introducing the forthcoming dialogue.