Shloka 4
अर्जुन–युधिष्ठिर–विदुर संवादः
Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira instruct Vidura on honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra
सायाह्ले स महीपालस्ततो गज्जामुपेत्य च । चकार विधिवच्छौचं गान्धारी च यशस्विनी,तत्पश्चात् सायंकालमें राजा तथा यशस्विनी गान्धारीदेवीने गड़्ाजीके जलमें प्रवेश करके विधिपूर्वक स्नान-कार्य सम्पन्न किया
sāyāhle sa mahīpālas tato gaṅgām upetya ca | cakāra vidhivac chaucaṃ gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī ||
At the close of day, the king, and the illustrious Gandhārī as well, went to the Gaṅgā and performed the prescribed rites of purification in due form.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after loss and withdrawal from royal life, dharma is sustained through disciplined daily conduct—here, the observance of vidhivat śauca (prescribed purification), reflecting self-restraint and reverence for sacred order.
Vaishampayana narrates that toward evening the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and Gandhārī go to the river Gaṅgā and perform ritual purification—primarily bathing and related observances—according to proper procedure.