Shloka 3
विदुर-धृतराष्ट्रसंवादः
Vidura–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Dialogue on Rajadharma and Restitution
ततः सरस्वतीकूले समेषु मरुधन्वसु । काम्यकं नाम ददृशुर्वनं मुनिजनप्रियम्,तदनन्तर सरस्वती-तट तथा मरुभूमि एवं वन्य प्रदेशोंकी यात्रा करते हुए उन्होंने काम्यकवनका दर्शन किया, जो ऋषि-मुनियोंके समुदायको बहुत ही प्रिय था
tataḥ sarasvatīkūle sameṣu marudhanvasu | kāmyakaṃ nāma dadṛśur vanaṃ munijanapriyam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then, traveling along the banks of the Sarasvatī—across level tracts and arid, wind-swept lands—they came upon a forest called Kāmyaka, a woodland especially dear to assemblies of sages. The verse frames the Pāṇḍavas’ movement into a sanctified landscape: exile is not merely hardship, but a passage into spaces shaped by ascetic discipline and dharmic presence.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse suggests that dharmic endurance in exile is supported by seeking proximity to sacred places and saintly communities; such environments cultivate restraint, reflection, and moral steadiness amid adversity.
The travelers (contextually, the exiled Pāṇḍavas) move along the Sarasvatī through flat and arid regions and arrive at the Kāmyaka forest, described as a place cherished by sages.