Mahabharata · 1.200.11–12
॥
Devanāgarī
प्रतिगृह्य तु तां पूजाम् ऋषिः प्रीतमनाभवत् ॥
आशीर्भिर् वर्धयित्वा तु तम् उवाचास्यताम् इति ॥
निषसादाभ्यनुज्ञातस् ततो राजा युधिष्ठिरः ॥
प्रेषयाम् आस कृष्णायै भगवन्तम् उपस्थितम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjām ṛṣiḥ prītamanābhavat ||
āśīrbhir vardhayitvā tu tam uvācāsyatām iti ||
niṣasādābhyanujñātas tato rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
preṣayām āsa kṛṣṇāyai bhagavantam upasthitam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
प्रतिगृह्य तु तां पूजाम् ऋषिः प्रीतमनाः अभवत्pratigṛhya tu tāṃ pūjām ṛṣiḥ prītamanāḥ abhavathaving accepted that honor, the sage became joyful in spirit;
आशीर्भिः वर्धयित्वा तु तम् उवाच आस्यताम् इतिāśīrbhiḥ vardhayitvā tu tam uvāca āsyatām itiand, having exalted him with blessings, said to him, 'Be seated';
निषसाद अभ्यनुज्ञातः ततः राजा युधिष्ठिरःniṣasāda abhyanujñātaḥ tataḥ rājā yudhiṣṭhiraḥwith permission, King Yudhishthira then sat down;
प्रेषयाम् आस कृष्णायै भगवन्तम् उपस्थितम्preṣayām āsa kṛṣṇāyai bhagavantam upasthitamand he sent word to Krishna [Draupadi] that the lord [Narada] had arrived;
प्रीतमनाभवत्prītamanābhavatoriginal form «prītamanābhavat», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
आशीर्भिर्āśīrbhiroriginal form «āśīrbhir», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
उवाचास्यताम्uvācāsyatāmoriginal form «uvācāsyatām», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
निषसादाभ्यनुज्ञातस्niṣasādābhyanujñātasoriginal form «niṣasādābhyanujñātas», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
ततोtatooriginal form «tato», added to complete the word-by-word coverage
Translation
"Having accepted that honor, the sage became joyful in spirit; and, having exalted him with blessings, he said to him, 'Be seated.' With permission, King Yudhishthira then sat down; and he sent word to Krishna that the lord Narada had arrived."
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Here the holy one blesses the one who honored him. It is telling that Narada, in return for the honor shown him, 'exalts with blessings': honoring the holy one returns as grace. Here it becomes clear that service to the wise brings their favor. Thus the scripture shows an exchange of honor and blessing; and Yudhishthira calls Draupadi as well to receive the holy one.