Shloka 206
धृतराष्ट्र-सत्कारः तथा श्राद्ध-दाने नियमनम् | Honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Regulating Śrāddha-Gifts
अन्वतप्यत संस्मृत्य पुत्र॑ तं मन्दचेतसम् । उनके उस बर्तावसे राजा धृतराष्ट्र सदा प्रसन्न रहते और अपने उस मन्दबुद्धि दुर्योधनको याद करके पछताया करते थे
anvatapyata saṁsmṛtya putraṁ taṁ mandacetasam |
Vaiśaṁpāyana said: Remembering that son of dull understanding, King Dhṛtarāṣṭra would be overcome with remorse. Yet because of that son’s conduct he would often feel pleased—only to repent again when he recalled his misguided Duryodhana, revealing the moral cost of blind parental attachment and indulgence.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked attachment—especially a parent’s indulgence toward a morally misguided child—can cloud judgment and lead to lasting remorse. Pleasure taken in wrongful conduct eventually turns into grief when its consequences are remembered.
Vaiśaṁpāyana describes Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s inner conflict: he recalls his son Duryodhana and feels repentance, even though he had often been pleased by that son’s behavior. The verse highlights Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s oscillation between satisfaction and regret.