Shloka 23
धृतराष्ट्रस्य मूर्च्छा—व्यासोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Collapse and Vyāsa’s Counsel
उपगम्य तदा धात्री देवानाह समागतान्
upagamya tadā dhātrī devān āha samāgatān
Then the Protectress (Dhātrī), approaching the assembled gods, addressed them—signaling a decisive moment where divine counsel is sought in response to the unfolding moral crisis after the war.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
When social and moral order is shaken, the epic frames restoration of dharma as requiring deliberate counsel and responsibility at the highest level—here symbolized by a divine assembly being formally addressed.
In Vyāsa’s narration, Dhātrī approaches the gods who have gathered and begins to speak to them, introducing a scene of divine deliberation connected to the grievous consequences of the Kurukṣetra war.