Shloka 25
कुन्ती–व्याससंवादः
Kuntī–Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth
राजन! तदनन्तर देवर्षि नारदजी धर्मात्मा राजा युधिष्ठिरको आश्वासन देकर अभीष्ट स्थानको चले गये ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
rājan! tadanantaraṃ devarṣi-nāradaḥ dharmātmā rājā yudhiṣṭhiram āśvāsya abhīṣṭa-sthānaṃ jagāma ||
evaṃ varṣāṇy atītāni dhṛtarāṣṭrasya dhīmataḥ |
vanavāse tathā trīṇi nagare daśa pañca ca ||
Vaiśampāyana dijo: «¡Oh rey! Después de aquello, el sabio divino Nārada—recto en el dharma—consoló al rey Yudhiṣṭhira y partió hacia el lugar que eligió. Así, para el prudente Dhṛtarāṣṭra, los años transcurrieron: tres en morada de bosque y quince en la ciudad. Habiendo perdido a sus hijos en el campo de batalla, dio dádivas sin cesar en favor y memoria de los suyos—hermanos de linaje, parientes, amigos, compañeros y dependientes—buscando responder al dolor con deber y caridad.»
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames post-war life as a moral response to loss: grief is met through dharma—consolation, disciplined passage of time, and sustained charity (dāna). It also highlights the transition from royal life to forest-retirement as a recognized ethical stage.
Nārada reassures Yudhiṣṭhira and then departs. The narration then summarizes Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s post-war years: fifteen years spent in the city and three years in forest-dwelling, during which he regularly gave gifts on behalf of his bereaved family and dependents.