भगवान् उवाच
यथा ब्रूयान् महाप्राज्ञो यथा ब्रूयाद् विचक्षणः ॥
यथा वाच्यस् त्वद्विधेन सुहृदा मद्विधः सुहृत् ॥
धर्मार्थयुक्तं तथ्यं च यथा त्वय्य् उपपद्यते ॥
तथा वचनम् उक्तो ऽस्मि त्वयैतत् पितृमातृवत् ॥
सत्यं प्राप्तं च युक्तं चाप्य् एवम् एव यथात्थ माम् ॥
शृणुष्वागमने हेतुं विदुरावहितो भव ॥
दौरात्म्यं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य क्षत्रियाणां च वैरिताम् ॥
सर्वम् एतद् अहं जानन् क्षत्तः प्राप्तो ऽद्य कौरवान् ॥
पर्यस्तां पृथिवीं सर्वां साश्वां सरथकुञ्जराम् ॥
यो मोचयेन् मृत्युपाशात् प्राप्नुयाद् धर्मम् उत्तमम् ॥
bhagavān uvāca
yathā brūyān mahāprājño yathā brūyād vicakṣaṇaḥ ||
yathā vācyas tvadvidhena suhṛdā madvidhaḥ suhṛt ||
dharmārthayuktaṃ tathyaṃ ca yathā tvayy upapadyate ||
tathā vacanam ukto 'smi tvayaitat pitṛmātṛvat ||
satyaṃ prāptaṃ ca yuktaṃ cāpy evam eva yathāttha mām ||
śṛṇuṣvāgamane hetuṃ vidurāvahito bhava ||
daurātmyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca vairitām ||
sarvam etad ahaṃ jānan kṣattaḥ prāpto 'dya kauravān ||
paryastāṃ pṛthivīṃ sarvāṃ sāśvāṃ sarathakuñjarām ||
yo mocayen mṛtyupāśāt prāpnuyād dharmam uttamam ||
Vaishampayana said: 'With Pritha's permission, and having circumambulated her, the chastiser of foes, Govinda, also called Shauri, set out for the palace of Duryodhana, which was furnished with great wealth, adorned with beautiful seats, and resembled the abode of Purandara himself — like a hilltop shining in splendor. And there he saw the mighty-armed son of Dhritarashtra seated upon his throne amid a thousand kings and surrounded by all the Kauravas; and he also saw there Duhshasana, Karna, and Shakuni the son of Subala, seated in their places beside Duryodhana. And as this scion of the Dashariha race entered the court, the son of Dhritarashtra, of great renown, rose from his seat together with his counselors to honor the slayer of Madhu. Then Keshava greeted the sons of Dhritarashtra and all his counselors, as well as all the kings present there, according to their ages, and was offered honey, curds, and water, and had palaces, mansions, and the whole kingdom placed at his service.'
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This passage (5.91.1-5) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even as war becomes inevitable. Key themes: Vidura, dharma. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.