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vaiśampāyana uvāca | dharmeṇa te 'bhyanujñātāḥ pāṇḍavāḥ satyavikramāḥ | ajñātavāsaṃ vatsyantaś channā varṣaṃ trayodaśam ||
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वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in crisis, major decisions should be taken through dharmic procedure—seeking rightful permission, honoring relationships, and acting with restraint and truth rather than haste or impulse.
After completing twelve years of forest exile, the Pāṇḍavas prepare for the required thirteenth year of ajñātavāsa (living unrecognized). They gather to consult among themselves and to take leave of the ascetics who had accompanied them out of affection.