Shloka 23
कुन्ती च द्रौपदी चैव सात्वती च यशस्विनी । उलूपी नागकन्या च देवी चित्राड़दा तथा,किंकरा: पर्युपातिष्ठन् सर्वा: सुबलजां तथा । पुरुषप्रवर! कुन्ती, द्रौपदी, यशस्विनी सुभद्रा, नागकन्या उलूपी, देवी चित्रांगदा, धृष्टकेतुकी बहिन तथा जरासंधकी पुत्री--ये तथा कुरुकुलकी दूसरी बहुत-सी स्त्रियाँ दासीकी भाँति सुबलपुत्री गान्धारीकी सेवामें लगी रहती थीं
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
kuntī ca draupadī caiva sātvātī ca yaśasvinī |
ulūpī nāgakanyā ca devī citrāṅgadā tathā |
kiṅkarāḥ paryupātiṣṭhan sarvāḥ subalajāṃ tathā |
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Kuntī e Draupadī, a ilustre Sātvātī (Subhadrā), Ulūpī, princesa dos Nāga, e a nobre Citrāṅgadā também—junto de muitas outras mulheres—ficaram ao redor e serviram Gāndhārī, filha de Subala, como se fossem criadas.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even those of high status may embrace humble service when dharma calls for honoring elders, sharing grief, and sustaining social harmony after catastrophe; dignity is shown through restraint and compassionate attendance.
In the early Ashramavāsika setting, leading women of the Pāṇḍava–Kuru world—Kuntī, Draupadī, Subhadrā, Ulūpī, and Citrāṅgadā—are described as standing by and serving Gāndhārī, emphasizing her central, revered position amid collective mourning.