Shloka 14
धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court
व्यासश्न भगवान् नित्यमासांचक्रे नृपेण ह । कथा: कुर्वन् पुराणर्षिदिवर्षिपित्रक्षसाम्,पुरातन ऋषि भगवान् व्यास भी प्रतिदिन उनके पास आकर बैठते और उन्हें देवर्षि, पितर तथा राक्षसोंकी कथाएँ सुनाया करते थे
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vyāsaś ca bhagavān nityam āsāṃ cakre nṛpeṇa ha | kathāḥ kurvan purāṇarṣidevarṣipitṛrakṣasām ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: El venerable Vyāsa solía venir con regularidad y sentarse junto al rey. Para aquietar su mente y encaminarlo hacia una vida de contención, le relataba antiguas historias acerca de los sabios de antaño, los devarṣis, los Pitṛs (espíritus ancestrales) y los Rākṣasas—relatos que sitúan el sufrimiento humano dentro de un orden moral y cósmico más vasto.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A grief-stricken ruler is steadied through sacred and ancient narratives: remembering the wider moral universe (ṛṣis, ancestors, and other beings) helps reorient the mind from personal loss toward dharma, restraint, and long-term spiritual welfare.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Vyāsa regularly comes to the king and sits with him, recounting traditional stories about ancient sages, divine sages, the Pitṛs, and Rākṣasas—serving as guidance and consolation in the Ashramavāsika setting.