Shloka 8
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Permission for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Forest-Retirement
धृतराष्ट उवाच गान्धार्यहमनुज्ञात: स्वयं पित्रा महात्मना । युधिष्ठिरस्यानुमते गन्तास्मि नचिराद् वनम्,धृतराष्ट्रने कहा--गान्धारि! मेरे महात्मा पिता व्यासने स्वयं तो आज्ञा दे ही दी है, युधिष्ठिरकी भी अनुमति मिल गयी है; अत: अब मैं जल्दी ही वनको चलूँगा इति श्रीमहाभारते आश्रमवासिके पर्वणि आश्रमवासपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रकृतवनगमनप्रार्थनेडष्टमो 5 ध्याय: इयं च कृपणा वृद्धा हतपुत्रा तपस्विनी
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | gāndhāry aham anuñjātaḥ svayaṃ pitrā mahātmanā | yudhiṣṭhirasya anumate gantāsmi na cirād vanam ||
ଧୃତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର କହିଲେ— “ଗାନ୍ଧାରୀ! ମୋ ମହାତ୍ମା ପିତା ବ୍ୟାସ ସ୍ୱୟଂ ମୋତେ ଅନୁମତି ଦେଇଛନ୍ତି; ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିରଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମତି ମଧ୍ୟ ମିଳିଛି। ତେଣୁ ମୁଁ ଶୀଘ୍ରେ ବନକୁ ଯିବି।”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic transition in old age: a ruler, having fulfilled (and failed in) worldly duties, seeks withdrawal to the forest with proper consent from spiritual authority (Vyāsa) and rightful political authority (Yudhiṣṭhira), emphasizing accountability and orderly renunciation rather than impulsive escape.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra informs Gāndhārī that he has received permission from his father Vyāsa and approval from King Yudhiṣṭhira, and therefore he will soon leave the palace life and depart for forest-dwelling as part of the Ashramavāsika episode.