राजा सर्वगुणोपेतस् त्रैलोक्यस्यापि यो भवेत् ॥
अजातशत्रुर् धर्मात्मा शुद्धजाम्बूनदप्रभः ॥
श्रेष्ठः कुरुषु सर्वेषु धर्मतः श्रुतवृत्ततः ॥
प्रियदर्शनो दीर्घभुजः कथं कृष्ण युधिष्ठिरः ॥
यः स नागायुतप्राणो वातरंहा वृकोदरः ॥
अमर्षी पाण्डवो नित्यं प्रियो भ्रातुः प्रियंकरः ॥
कीचकस्य च सज्ञातेर् यो हन्ता मधुसूदन ॥
शूरः क्रोधवशानां च हिडिम्बस्य बकस्य च ॥
पराक्रमे शक्रसमो वायुवेगसमो जवे ॥
महेश्वरसमः क्रोधे भीमः प्रहरतां वरः ॥
rājā sarvaguṇopetas trailokyasyāpi yo bhavet ||
ajātaśatrur dharmātmā śuddhajāmbūnadaprabhaḥ ||
śreṣṭhaḥ kuruṣu sarveṣu dharmataḥ śrutavṛttataḥ ||
priyadarśano dīrghabhujaḥ kathaṃ kṛṣṇa yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
yaḥ sa nāgāyutaprāṇo vātaraṃhā vṛkodaraḥ ||
amarṣī pāṇḍavo nityaṃ priyo bhrātuḥ priyaṃkaraḥ ||
kīcakasya ca sajñāter yo hantā madhusūdana ||
śūraḥ krodhavaśānāṃ ca hiḍimbasya bakasya ca ||
parākrame śakrasamo vāyuvegasamo jave ||
maheśvarasamaḥ krodhe bhīmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ ||
Vaishampayana continued: 'Having heard these words of his, the grandsire of the Kurus addressed the royal son of Vichitravirya with these words: Whether we worship him or not, Janardana never takes offense.'
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This passage (5.88.21-25) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds against the backdrop of an already inevitable war. Key themes: Krishna, the Pandavas, dharma. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of an embassy, fidelity to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.