युधिष्ठिरस् तु रामेण समागच्छद् यथाविधि ॥
मूर्ध्नि केशवम् आघ्राय पर्यष्वजत बाहुना ॥
तं प्रीयमाणं कृष्णस् तु विनयेनाभ्यपूजयत् ॥
भीमं च पुरुषव्याघ्रं विधिवत् प्रत्यपूजयत् ॥
तांश् च वृष्ण्यन्धकश्रेष्ठान् धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥
प्रतिजग्राह सत्कारैर् यथाविधि यथोपगम् ॥
गुरुवत् पूजयाम् आस कांश् चित् कांश् चिद् वयस्यवत् ॥
कांश् चिद् अभ्यवदत् प्रेम्णा कैश् चिद् अप्य् अभिवादितः ॥
yudhiṣṭhiras tu rāmeṇa samāgacchad yathāvidhi ||
mūrdhni keśavam āghrāya paryaṣvajata bāhunā ||
taṃ prīyamāṇaṃ kṛṣṇas tu vinayenābhyapūjayat ||
bhīmaṃ ca puruṣavyāghraṃ vidhivat pratyapūjayat ||
tāṃś ca vṛṣṇyandhakaśreṣṭhān dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
pratijagrāha satkārair yathāvidhi yathopagam ||
guruvat pūjayām āsa kāṃś cit kāṃś cid vayasyavat ||
kāṃś cid abhyavadat premṇā kaiś cid apy abhivāditaḥ ||
Yudhishthira met with Rama according to custom; smelling Keshava's head, he embraced him with his arm; that joyful Yudhishthira Krishna honored with humility; and Bhima, tiger among men, he duly honored in return; and those best of the Vrishnis and Andhakas the King of Dharma received with honors, as was fitting and as befitted each; some he honored as elders, some as equals, to some he spoke with love, and by some he himself was greeted.
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Here the Lord himself shows humility in his conduct. It is telling that Krishna honors Yudhishthira "with humility," while Yudhishthira in turn renders each his due: mutual respect, precisely measured, is the foundation of good order. Here are seen both the Lord's courtesy and Yudhishthira's discerning honor. Thus the scripture shows a model of conduct, and each is given what befits him.