वैशंपायन उवाच
ततस् ते पाण्डवाः सर्वे पाञ्चाल्यश् च महायशाः ॥
प्रत्युत्थाय महात्मानं कृष्णं दृष्ट्वाभ्यपूजयन् ॥
प्रतिनन्द्य स तान् सर्वान् पृष्ट्वा कुशलम् अन्ततः ॥
आसने काञ्चने शुभ्रे निषसाद महामनाः ॥
अनुज्ञातास् तु ते सर्वे कृष्णेनामिततेजसा ॥
आसनेषु महार्हेषु निषेदुर् द्विपदां वराः ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tatas te pāṇḍavāḥ sarve pāñcālyaś ca mahāyaśāḥ ||
pratyutthāya mahātmānaṃ kṛṣṇaṃ dṛṣṭvābhyapūjayan ||
pratinandya sa tān sarvān pṛṣṭvā kuśalam antataḥ ||
āsane kāñcane śubhre niṣasāda mahāmanāḥ ||
anujñātās tu te sarve kṛṣṇenāmitatejasā ||
āsaneṣu mahārheṣu niṣedur dvipadāṃ varāḥ ||
Vaishampayana said: 'Then all the Pandavas and the illustrious prince of Panchala, rising to greet him and beholding the great Krishna Dvaipayana, honored him; and he, having greeted them all and asked after their welfare, sat down upon a bright golden seat, great of soul; and with his permission all of them, the best of men, sat down upon precious seats.'
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Here everyone rises before the sage, honoring the supreme authority of knowledge. It is telling that kings and heroes stand up to greet Vyasa and sit down only with his permission: before one who knows dharma, all greatness bows. This shows that the holy sage stands above the king, for the power of spirit surpasses the power of the throne. Thus scripture shows reverence for the guru, and Vyasa's arrival promises the resolution of the dispute.