सो ऽर्चितो धृतराष्ट्रेण पूजितश् च महायशाः ॥
राजानं समनुज्ञाप्य निराक्रामद् अरिंदमः ॥
तैः समेत्य यथान्यायं कुरुभिः कुरुसंसदि ॥
विदुरावसथं रम्यम् उपातिष्ठत माधवः ॥
विदुरः सर्वकल्याणैर् अभिगम्य जनार्दनम् ॥
अर्चयाम् आस दाशार्हं सर्वकामैर् उपस्थितम् ॥
कृतातिथ्यं तु गोविन्दं विदुरः सर्वधर्मवित् ॥
कुशलं पाण्डुपुत्राणाम् अपृच्छन् मधुसूदनम् ॥
प्रीयमाणस्य सुहृदो विदुषो बुद्धिसत्तमः ॥
धर्मनित्यस्य च तदा गतदोषस्य धीमतः ॥
so 'rcito dhṛtarāṣṭreṇa pūjitaś ca mahāyaśāḥ ||
rājānaṃ samanujñāpya nirākrāmad ariṃdamaḥ ||
taiḥ sametya yathānyāyaṃ kurubhiḥ kurusaṃsadi ||
vidurāvasathaṃ ramyam upātiṣṭhata mādhavaḥ ||
viduraḥ sarvakalyāṇair abhigamya janārdanam ||
arcayām āsa dāśārhaṃ sarvakāmair upasthitam ||
kṛtātithyaṃ tu govindaṃ viduraḥ sarvadharmavit ||
kuśalaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇām apṛcchan madhusūdanam ||
prīyamāṇasya suhṛdo viduṣo buddhisattamaḥ ||
dharmanityasya ca tadā gatadoṣasya dhīmataḥ ||
Except for a vessel of water, except for the washing of his feet, except for the customary inquiries after the welfare of those he meets, Janardana will accept no other hospitality and will pay no heed to anything else. But render him, O king, that hospitality which is most pleasing to this illustrious man deserving of every honor, for there is no honor that cannot rightly be paid to Janardana. Grant Keshava, O king, the very purpose for the sake of which — wishing to benefit both sides — he has come to the Kurus.
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This passage (5.87.21-25) carries forward the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds even as war draws inevitably near. Key figures here are Dhritarashtra and Vidura, and dharma itself. Dharma reveals itself through speech, through the choice of an embassy, through faithfulness to one's word, and through the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.