Shloka 2036
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पाण्डवेषु प्रीति-वृत्तान्तः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Affectionate Disposition toward the Pāṇḍavas
संजयेनाथ गान्धार्या तदिदं तप्यते च माम् । विदुर, भीष्म, द्रोणाचार्य, कृपाचार्य, महात्मा भगवान् व्यास, संजय और गान्धारी देवीने भी मुझे पग-पगपर उचित सलाह दी, किंतु मैंने किसीकी बात नहीं मानी। यह भूल मुझे सदा संताप देती रहती है
sañjayenātha gāndhāryā tad idaṃ tapyate ca mām | vidura-bhīṣma-droṇācārya-kṛpācārya-mahātmā bhagavān vyāsaḥ sañjayaś ca gāndhārī devī ca me pada-padaṃ yuktam upadeśam adaduḥ, kintu mayā kasyāpi vākyam na gṛhītam | sā me bhūliḥ sadā santāpaṃ janayati |
Dhṛtarāṣṭra disse: “Por causa de Sañjaya e por causa de Gāndhārī, este remorso arde dentro de mim. Vidura, Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, o magnânimo Bhagavān Vyāsa, e também Sañjaya e a rainha Gāndhārī deram-me conselhos apropriados a cada passo; contudo, não acolhi as palavras de ninguém. Esse erro me atormenta continuamente.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s downfall often begins with refusing wise counsel. Dhṛtarāṣṭra recognizes that repeated, well-intentioned guidance from elders and seers is meant to restrain adharma; ignoring it leads to irreversible consequences and lasting remorse.
In the Āśramavāsika context, Dhṛtarāṣṭra reflects on the past after the war’s devastation. He confesses that despite constant advice from Vidura, Bhīṣma, Droṇa, Kṛpa, Vyāsa, Sañjaya, and Gāndhārī, he failed to heed them, and now he suffers continual inner torment.