ते ऽभिगम्याब्रुवंस् तत्र कुरवो मधुसूदनम् ॥
निवेदयामो वार्ष्णेय सरत्नांस् ते गृहान्वयम् ॥
तान् उवाच महातेजाः कौरवान् मधुसूदनः ॥
सर्वे भवन्तो गच्छन्तु सर्वा मे ऽपचितिः कृता ॥
यातेषु कुरुषु क्षत्ता दाशार्हम् अपराजितम् ॥
अभ्यर्चयाम् आस तदा सर्वकामैः प्रयत्नवान् ॥
ततः क्षत्तान्नपानानि शुचीनि गुणवन्ति च ॥
उपाहरद् अनेकानि केशवाय महात्मने ॥
तैर् तर्पयित्वा प्रथमं ब्राह्मणान् मधुसूदनः ॥
वेदविद्भ्यो ददौ कृष्णः परमद्रविणान्य् अपि ॥
te 'bhigamyābruvaṃs tatra kuravo madhusūdanam ||
nivedayāmo vārṣṇeya saratnāṃs te gṛhānvayam ||
tān uvāca mahātejāḥ kauravān madhusūdanaḥ ||
sarve bhavanto gacchantu sarvā me 'pacitiḥ kṛtā ||
yāteṣu kuruṣu kṣattā dāśārham aparājitam ||
abhyarcayām āsa tadā sarvakāmaiḥ prayatnavān ||
tataḥ kṣattānnapānāni śucīni guṇavanti ca ||
upāharad anekāni keśavāya mahātmane ||
tair tarpayitvā prathamaṃ brāhmaṇān madhusūdanaḥ ||
vedavidbhyo dadau kṛṣṇaḥ paramadraviṇāny api ||
And that scion of the Dasharha line, that chief of the Vrishnis, for whom past and future were as the present, knowing that Vidura was beloved of the Pandavas and well disposed toward them, learned, firm in morality, honest, harboring no anger (against the Pandavas), and wise, began to relate to him in detail all that the sons of Pandu had done.
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This passage develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace already unfolds against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Key figure: Krishna. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of an envoy, faithfulness to one's promises, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.