Shloka 29
Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)
राजन्! फिर महामनस्वी धर्मात्मा धृतराष्ट्र भी स्वस्थचित्त हो अपने समृद्धिशाली नगरको ही लौट आये ।।
rājan! punaḥ mahāmanasvī dharmātmā dhṛtarāṣṭro hi svasthacitto 'sau samṛddhiśālinaṃ nagaram eva pratyāgacchat. tatra tīrthe mahārāja bṛhaspatir udāradhīḥ asurāṇām abhāvāya bhavāya ca divaukasām māṃsair ābhicārika-yajñasya anuṣṭhānaṃ cakāra. tataḥ te 'surāḥ kṣīṇā babhūvuḥ, yuddhe ca vijayaśobhitā devāḥ tān hatvā prādrāvayan.
ヴァイシャṃパーヤナは言った。「王よ、志高く正しきドリタラーシュトラは、心が鎮まると、再び自らの繁栄する都へ帰った。その聖なる渡しにおいて、偉大なる王よ、寛大なる知恵をもつブリハスパティは、かつてアスラを滅ぼし神々を栄えさせるため、肉を供物としてアービチャーリカ祭（ābhicārika、制敵の祭儀）を執り行った。これによりアスラは衰え、戦勝の光に輝く神々が彼らを討ち破り、追い払った。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage juxtaposes inner composure and righteous identity (Dhṛtarāṣṭra as dharmātmā, svasthacitta) with the morally complex power of ritual action: even sacred rites can be directed toward harm (ābhicārika), raising ethical reflection on means and ends—prosperity and protection of the gods are sought, yet through destructive intent.
Vaiśaṃpāyana reports that Dhṛtarāṣṭra, now mentally settled, returns to his prosperous city. The narration then recalls an earlier event at that same tīrtha where Bṛhaspati performed an ābhicārika sacrifice using flesh to weaken the Asuras, after which the victorious gods defeated and drove them away.