ते ऽभिगम्य महात्मानं हृषीकेशम् अरिंदमम् ॥
पूजां चक्रुर् यथान्यायम् आशीर्मङ्गलसंयुताम् ॥
ते पूजयित्वा दाशार्हं सर्वलोकेषु पूजितम् ॥
न्यवेदयन्त वेश्मानि रत्नवन्ति महात्मने ॥
तान् प्रभुः कृतम् इत्य् उक्त्वा सत्कृत्य च यथार्हतः ॥
अभ्येत्य तेषां वेश्मानि पुनर् आयात् सहैव तैः ॥
सुमृष्टं भोजयित्वा च ब्राह्मणांस् तत्र केशवः ॥
भुक्त्वा च सह तैः सर्वैर् अवसत् तां क्षपां सुखम् ॥
te 'bhigamya mahātmānaṃ hṛṣīkeśam ariṃdamam ||
pūjāṃ cakrur yathānyāyam āśīrmaṅgalasaṃyutām ||
te pūjayitvā dāśārhaṃ sarvalokeṣu pūjitam ||
nyavedayanta veśmāni ratnavanti mahātmane ||
tān prabhuḥ kṛtam ity uktvā satkṛtya ca yathārhataḥ ||
abhyetya teṣāṃ veśmāni punar āyāt sahaiva taiḥ ||
sumṛṣṭaṃ bhojayitvā ca brāhmaṇāṃs tatra keśavaḥ ||
bhuktvā ca saha taiḥ sarvair avasat tāṃ kṣapāṃ sukham ||
Together with Bhima, Arjuna, and the twins, by the command of Yudhishthira, by the will of fate, and by the decree of the Ordainer, I shall accomplish all this. Their hour has come, and the sons of Dhritarashtra, if they do not heed my words, shall surely lie upon the ground, become morsels for dogs and jackals. The mountains of Himavat may change their place, the very Earth may split into a hundred fragments, the very firmament with its myriad stars may fall, but my words can never be in vain. Cease your tears; I swear to you, O Krishna, soon you shall see your husbands, their enemies slain, crowned with prosperity.'
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This passage (5.82.26-29) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds already against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, through the choice of an embassy, through fidelity to one's word, and through the kings' responsibility for the consequences of their decisions.