धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
कथं त्वं माधवं वेत्थ सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम् ॥
कथम् एनं न वेदाहं तन् ममाचक्ष्व संजय ॥
संजय उवाच
विद्या राजन् न ते विद्या मम विद्या न हीयते ॥
विद्याहीनस् तमोध्वस्तो नाभिजानाति केशवम् ॥
विद्यया तात जानामि त्रियुगं मधुसूदनम् ॥
कर्तारम् अकृतं देवं भूतानां प्रभवाप्ययम् ॥
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच
गावल्गणे ऽत्र का भक्तिर् या ते नित्या जनार्दने ॥
यया त्वम् अभिजानासि त्रियुगं मधुसूदनम् ॥
संजय उवाच
मायां न सेवे भद्रं ते न वृथाधर्मम् आचरे ॥
शुद्धभावं गतो भक्त्या शास्त्राद् वेद्मि जनार्दनम् ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
kathaṃ tvaṃ mādhavaṃ vettha sarvalokamaheśvaram ||
katham enaṃ na vedāhaṃ tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya ||
saṃjaya uvāca
vidyā rājan na te vidyā mama vidyā na hīyate ||
vidyāhīnas tamodhvasto nābhijānāti keśavam ||
vidyayā tāta jānāmi triyugaṃ madhusūdanam ||
kartāram akṛtaṃ devaṃ bhūtānāṃ prabhavāpyayam ||
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca
gāvalgaṇe 'tra kā bhaktir yā te nityā janārdane ||
yayā tvam abhijānāsi triyugaṃ madhusūdanam ||
saṃjaya uvāca
māyāṃ na seve bhadraṃ te na vṛthādharmam ācare ||
śuddhabhāvaṃ gato bhaktyā śāstrād vedmi janārdanam ||
Vaishampayana said: 'When Duryodhana, son of Dhritarashtra, paid little heed to the words spoken by Sanjaya, and the rest remained silent, the assembled kings rose and departed. And after all the kings of the earth had departed, King Dhritarashtra, who out of love always followed his son's counsel, wishing success to the assembled kings, began to question Sanjaya in private about the resolve of his own party and of the Pandavas, who were hostile to him.'
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This fragment (5.67.1-5) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already unfolding against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key themes: Dhritarashtra, Sanjaya, dharma. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.