Shloka 32
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय 128: दुर्योधनस्य परसेनाप्रवेशः
Duryodhana’s Incursion and the Tumult of Battle
पुरातिदुःखदीर्णानां भवान् गतिरभूद्धि न:
purātiduḥkhadīrṇānāṁ bhavān gatir abhūddhi naḥ
ਸੰਜਯ ਬੋਲਿਆ—ਅਸੀਂ ਜੋ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੋਂ ਦੁੱਖ ਨਾਲ ਚੀਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਅਤੇ ਸੋਗ ਨਾਲ ਪੀੜਤ ਹਾਂ, ਸਾਡੇ ਲਈ ਤੁਸੀਂ ਹੀ ਨਿਸ਼ਚੇ ਹੀ ਆਸਰਾ ਅਤੇ ਰਾਹ ਦਿਖਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਰਹੇ ਹੋ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
In the midst of prolonged suffering, ethical leadership and steady counsel become a ‘gati’—a refuge and direction. The line underscores the moral responsibility of a ruler/elder to provide guidance when others are overwhelmed by grief.
Sañjaya addresses the king (implicitly Dhṛtarāṣṭra), acknowledging that the king has served as a support and guiding refuge for those crushed by ongoing sorrow during the calamities of the war.