Shloka 3
धृतराष्ट्राश्रमगमनम् — The Pandavas’ Procession to Dhritarashtra’s Hermitage
पूर्वमेवैष हृदये व्यवसायो5भवन्मम । यदास्मि चोदितो राज्ञा भवत्या पृथयैव च
pūrvam evaiṣa hṛdaye vyavasāyo ’bhavan mama | yadāsmi codito rājñā bhavatyā pṛthayaiva ca ||
राजा ने, तुमने और पृथाकन्या कुन्ती ने जब मुझे इसके लिए प्रेरित किया, उससे पहले ही मेरे हृदय में यह निश्चय उत्पन्न हो चुका था।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A compassionate act meant to relieve grief should be grounded in inner clarity and firm resolve, not merely in external pressure; the sage indicates that his intention was already ethically settled within.
In the Āśramavāsika context of post-war mourning, Vyāsa tells Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Kuntī that the plan he is about to carry out (to console them through extraordinary means) was already decided in his heart even before they requested it.