Shloka 31
अध्याय १५ (Āśramavāsika-parva): धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनवासानुज्ञायाचनम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s renewed plea for consent to forest-dwelling
सा पुत्रान् रुदतः सर्वान् मुहुर्मुहुरवेक्षती । जगामैव महाप्राज्ञा वनाय कृतनिश्चया
sā putrān rudataḥ sarvān muhur muhur avekṣatī | jagāmaiva mahāprājñā vanāya kṛtaniścayā ||
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Kuntī, de gran sabiduría y firme en su decisión de entrar en el bosque, miraba una y otra vez a todos sus hijos que lloraban; pero, siendo verdaderamente sabia, siguió adelante sin volverse.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights steadfastness in dharma through renunciation: even when affection and grief pull one back, a person of mature wisdom holds to a chosen path of duty and spiritual withdrawal.
Kuntī, having firmly decided on forest life, proceeds toward the forest. As she walks, she repeatedly looks back at her sons who are crying, but she does not stop or return.