Shloka 186
उलूकदूतवाक्यम् / Ulūka’s Message to the Pāṇḍavas
युधिष्ठिरस्तु तं राजा प्रत्युद्गम्याभ्यपूजयत् । वह वसुदेवनन्दन भगवान् श्रीकृष्णका प्रिय करनेकी इच्छासे आया था। पाण्डवोंको उसके आगमनकी सूचना दी गयी
yudhiṣṭhiras tu taṃ rājā pratyudgamyābhyapūjayat |
毗湿摩波耶那说：尤提士提罗王迎上前去，以应有的礼敬接待了他。此景彰显了合乎法度的待客之仪：对受人敬仰的来宾——尤其被视为恩主与导师者——当以恭敬趋迎、殷勤款待，并施以相称的礼拜。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic protocol: a righteous ruler does not wait to be approached but goes forward to receive an honored visitor, offering appropriate respect and hospitality (satkāra) as a moral duty.
In the Udyoga Parva setting of negotiations and impending conflict, Yudhiṣṭhira advances to meet the arriving person and formally honors him, signaling reverence and readiness to engage in counsel or diplomacy.