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 |
ਵੈਸ਼ੰਪਾਯਨ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਧਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪਵਾਨ ਉਹ ਮਹਰਿਸ਼ੀ ਮਹਾਨ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਨਾਲ ਆਵਿਸ਼ਟ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਮਨੁੱਖਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਵਾਮੀ ਰਾਜਾ ਧ੍ਰਿਤਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਆ ਪਹੁੰਚਿਆ।
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.