Shloka 50
अश्रमवासिनां विषादः — Lament in Hastināpura after the Elders’ Forest Withdrawal
तामृषिर्वरदो व्यासो दूरश्रवणदर्शन:
tām ṛṣir varado vyāso dūraśravaṇadarśanaḥ
Então o sábio Vyāsa —renomado como doador de dádivas e dotado do poder de ouvir e ver de longe— tratou daquele assunto com sua visão de longo alcance, quando a narrativa se volta para a orientação e a intervenção compassiva.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the moral authority of a true ṛṣi: wisdom is paired with compassion and the capacity to perceive beyond ordinary limits, enabling guidance that supports dharma and alleviates suffering.
Vaiśampāyana introduces Vyāsa as a boon-granting sage with extraordinary distant hearing and sight, signaling that Vyāsa is about to intervene or advise with knowledge that transcends normal human perception.