Shloka 34
धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः
Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue
सोऊभिषेक्तुं ततो गड्जां पूर्वमेवागमन्नदीम् । महर्षिभिर्भरद्वाजो हविर्धाने चरन् पुरा
so ’bhiṣektuṁ tato gaṅgāṁ pūrvam evāgamannadīm | maharṣibhir bharadvājo havirdhāne caran purā ||
तब स्नान-दीक्षा के लिए भरद्वाज—जो पूर्व में हविर्धान यज्ञ में प्रवृत्त थे—महर्षियों के साथ पहले ही गंगा-नदी पर आ पहुँचे।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames a moral-psychological lesson: even those established in vows and ritual discipline can face sudden temptation; dharma requires vigilance, restraint, and responsible handling of desire when it arises.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the sage Bharadvāja, along with other seers, goes in advance to the Gaṅgā for ritual bathing connected with a sacrificial context (Havirdhāna). This sets up the ensuing episode in which an unexpected sight at the riverbank becomes a test of the sage’s self-control.