Shloka 83
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Permission for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Forest-Retirement
गान्धारी पुत्रशोकार्ता युष्मान् याचति वै मया । यह बेचारी वृद्धा तपस्विनी गान्धारी, जिसके सभी पुत्र मारे गये हैं तथा जो पुत्रशोकसे व्याकुल रहती है, मेरे साथ आपलोगोंसे क्षमा-याचना करती है
gāndhārī putraśokārtā yuṣmān yācati vai mayā |
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even after irreparable loss, dharma points toward kṣamā (forbearance/forgiveness) and reconciliation: grief need not harden into perpetual enmity, and elders may seek peace to restore moral order after war.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Gāndhārī, devastated by the death of her sons, is making an earnest request to the assembled people through him—positioning her as a grieving mother seeking a response marked by compassion and restraint.