Shloka 7
Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)
स समीपगतो भूत्वा धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम्
sa samīpagato bhūtvā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram, krodhena mahatāviṣṭo dharmātmā vai pratāpavān |
Vaiśampāyana dijo: Habiéndose acercado al rey Dhṛtarāṣṭra, señor de los hombres, aquel justo y poderoso—abatido por una ira inmensa—se presentó ante él. El verso subraya que aun quien vive conforme al dharma y la disciplina puede ser empujado a una acción enérgica cuando es provocado, tensando la balanza moral entre la contención recta y la resolución airada.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds a classic Mahābhārata tension: dharma is not merely calmness or restraint; even a dharmic person may be seized by anger, and the ethical question becomes how that anger is directed—toward justice and truth or toward destructive excess.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a righteous, powerful figure approaches King Dhṛtarāṣṭra at close range, described as being overtaken by great anger—signaling an impending confrontation, rebuke, or decisive speech/action involving the king.