taá¹ bhuktavantaá¹ viÅ›rÄntam
ÄsÄ«naá¹ sukham Äsane
praÅ›rayÄvanato rÄjÄ
prÄha teá¹£Äá¹ ca śṛṇvatÄm
tam - him (Vidura); bhuktavantam - after feeding him sumptuously; viÅ›rÄntam - and having taken rest; ÄsÄ«nam - being seated; sukham Äsane - on a comfortable seat; praÅ›raya-avanataḥ - naturally very gentle and meek; rÄjÄ - King Yudhiá¹£á¹hira; prÄha - began to speak; teá¹£Äm ca - and by them; śṛṇvatÄm - being heard.
King Yudhiá¹£á¹hira was expert in reception also, even in the case of his family members. Vidura was well received by all the family members by exchange of embraces and obeisances. After that, bathing and arrangements for a sumptuous dinner were made, and then he was given sufficient rest. After finishing his rest, he was offered a comfortable place to sit, and then the King began to talk about all happenings, both family and otherwise. That is the proper way to receive a beloved friend, or even an enemy. According to Indian moral codes, even an enemy received at home should be so well received that he will not feel any fearful situation. An enemy is always afraid of his enemy, but this should not be so when he is received at home by his enemy. This means that a person, when received at home, should be treated as a relative, so what to speak of a family member like Vidura, who was a well-wisher for all the members of the family. Thus Yudhiá¹£á¹hira MahÄrÄja began to speak in the presence of all the other members.