Shloka 2
Vāraṇāvata-praveśa and Jatugṛha-saṃdeha
Entry into Vāraṇāvata and Suspicion of the Lac-House
कृपस्य सोमदत्तस्य बाह्लीकस्य च धीमत: । गाड़ेयस्य च सांनिध्ये व्यासस्य विदुरस्थ च,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--भारत! जब द्रोणने देखा कि धृतराष्ट्रके पुत्र तथा पाण्डव अस्त्र-विद्याकी शिक्षा समाप्त कर चुके, तब उन्होंने कृपाचार्य, सोमदत्त, बुद्धिमान् बाह्लीक, गंगानन्दन भीष्म, महर्षि व्यास तथा विदुरजीके निकट राजा धृतराष्ट्रसे कहा--
kṛpasya somadattasya bāhlīkasya ca dhīmataḥ | gāḍeyasya ca sānnidhye vyāsasya vidurasya ca || vaiśampāyana uvāca—bhārata! yadā droṇo ’paśyat dhṛtarāṣṭrasya putrān pāṇḍavāṃś ca astravidyā-śikṣā-parisamāptān, tadā sa kṛpācārya-somadatta-dhīmat-bāhlīka-gaṅgānandana-bhīṣma-maharṣi-vyāsa-vidurāṇāṃ sānnidhye rājānaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ praty uvāca |
Vaiśampāyana said: “O Bhārata, when Droṇa saw that the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and the Pāṇḍavas had completed their training in the science of weapons, he addressed King Dhṛtarāṣṭra in the presence of Kṛpa, Somadatta, the wise Bāhlīka, Bhīṣma the son of the Gaṅgā, the sage Vyāsa, and Vidura.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights responsible governance and ethical oversight: major decisions about princes and the future of the realm should be made transparently, in the presence of respected elders and dharma-minded counselors, so that power and education are guided by accountability.
After the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas finish their weapons-training, Droṇa approaches King Dhṛtarāṣṭra and speaks to him formally before a council-like gathering of eminent elders (Kṛpa, Somadatta, Bāhlīka, Bhīṣma, Vyāsa, Vidura), setting up the next developments concerning the princes.