Shloka 7
Vasiṣṭhāpavāha: Sarasvatī’s Diversion and Viśvāmitra’s Curse (वसिष्ठापवाहः)
स समीपगतो भूत्वा धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम्
sa samīpagato bhūtvā dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram, krodhena mahatāviṣṭo dharmātmā vai pratāpavān |
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「人々の主たる王ドリタラーシュトラの近くへ進み出て、あの法にかなった強大なる者は、激しい怒りに呑まれつつ、王の前に立った。」この詩句は、ダルマに生き規律を守る者でさえ、挑発されれば強硬な行いへと駆り立てられうることを示し、正しい自制と憤怒の決意とのあいだに道徳的緊張を浮かび上がらせる。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds a classic Mahābhārata tension: dharma is not merely calmness or restraint; even a dharmic person may be seized by anger, and the ethical question becomes how that anger is directed—toward justice and truth or toward destructive excess.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that a righteous, powerful figure approaches King Dhṛtarāṣṭra at close range, described as being overtaken by great anger—signaling an impending confrontation, rebuke, or decisive speech/action involving the king.