Shloka 32
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vaiśampāyana uvāca |
janāḥ samastās taṁ draṣṭuṁ samāruruhur āturāḥ |
tataḥ prāsādavaryāṇi vimānaśikharāṇi ca |
gopurāṇi ca sarvāṇi vṛkṣān anyāṁś ca sarvaśaḥ |
adhiruhya janaḥ śrīmān udāsīno vyalokayat ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Ketika Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira berangkat menuju hutan, seluruh warga kota, tercekik duka, bergegas memanjat puncak istana, atap-atap, menara gerbang, dan bahkan pepohonan, hanya untuk melihatnya. Jalan-jalan penuh sesak hingga tak dapat dilalui; maka dari tempat tinggi mereka memandang dengan hati remuk. Melihat Yudhiṣṭhira berjalan kaki tanpa payung kebesaran, tanpa busana dan perhiasan raja, berselimut kulit kayu dan kulit rusa, orang-orang melontarkan berbagai ucapan. Namun meski mendengar semuanya, batin Pārtha tak terguncang.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how a righteous king’s fall into hardship becomes a collective moral wound for society: dharma-based leadership binds ruler and subjects, so the king’s unjust suffering is felt as public grief. It also hints at udāsīnatā—an inward stillness that can arise amid overwhelming sorrow.
As Yudhiṣṭhira departs for the forest after the dice-game calamity, the entire city rushes to see him. Unable to approach closely, people climb palaces, towers, and trees and watch silently, stricken with distress.