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Mahabharata · 7.58.32–33
॥
Юдхиштхира
Devanāgarī
सो ऽब्रवीत् पुरुषव्याघ्रः स्वागतेनैव माधवम् ॥
अर्घ्यं चैवासनं चास्मै दीयतां परमार्चितम् ॥
ततः प्रवेश्य वार्ष्णेयम् उपवेश्य वरासने ॥
सत्कृत्य सत्कृतस् तेन पर्यपृच्छद् युधिष्ठिरः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
so 'bravīt puruṣavyāghraḥ svāgatenaiva mādhavam ||
arghyaṃ caivāsanaṃ cāsmai dīyatāṃ paramārcitam ||
tataḥ praveśya vārṣṇeyam upaveśya varāsane ||
satkṛtya satkṛtas tena paryapṛcchad yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सः अब्रवीत् पुरुषव्याघ्रःsaḥ abravīt puruṣavyāghraḥthat tiger among men said; that man-tiger spoke
स्वागतेन एव माधवम्svāgatena eva mādhavamwith a greeting — to Madhava [Krishna]; with a greeting — to Madhava
अर्घ्यम् च एव आसनम् चarghyam ca eva āsanam caand arghya, and a seat; and arghya, and a seat
अस्मै दीयताम् परमार्चितम्asmai dīyatām paramārcitamlet it be given to him, most honored; let it be offered to him, most honored
ततः प्रवेश्य वार्ष्णेयम्tataḥ praveśya vārṣṇeyamthen, having brought in the Varshneya [Krishna]; then, having brought in the Varshneya
उपवेश्य वरासनेupaveśya varāsanehaving seated him on the finest seat; having seated him on the finest seat
सत्कृत्य सत्कृतः तेनsatkṛtya satkṛtaḥ tenahonoring and honored by him; honoring and honored by him
पर्यपृच्छत् युधिष्ठिरःparyapṛcchat yudhiṣṭhiraḥYudhishthira asked; Yudhishthira inquired
Translation
That tiger among men, [learning of the arrival] of Madhava, spoke with a greeting: "Let arghya and a most honored seat be given to him." Then, bringing in the Varshneya, seating him upon the finest seat, honoring him and being honored by him in turn, Yudhishthira questioned him.
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The chapter closes with a meeting of the Lord conducted with due rite: "arghyaṃ… āsanam… paramārcitam," arghya and an honored seat. It is telling that the honoring is mutual: "satkṛtya satkṛtaḥ tena," "honoring and honored by him" — the king honors Krishna, and Krishna honors the king. Thus friendship and reverence are interwoven. The verse teaches that meeting the Lord befits the rite of hospitality and mutual honor: the devotee receives God with honor, and the Lord answers in kind, as a friend; and the day of a decisive undertaking begins not with calculation, but with meeting God and asking of Him.