Shloka 27
धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court
सविशेषमवर्तन्त भीममेकं॑ तदा विना । धर्मराजका यह सार्थक वचन सुनकर भीमसेनको छोड़ अन्य सभी भाई धुृतराष्ट्रका विशेष आदर-सत्कार करते थे ।।
saviśeṣam avartanta bhīmam ekaṁ tadā vinā | na hi tat tasya vīrasya hṛdayād apasarpati | dhṛtarāṣṭrasya durbuddhyā yad vṛttaṁ dyūtakāritam ||
Вайшампаяна сказал: Тогда все братья, кроме одного Бхимы, оказывали Дхритараштре особые почести и заботливое гостеприимство. Но в сердце того героя, Бхимы, не угасала память о том, как по дурному разумению Дхритараштры была навлечена беда игры в кости.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts outward dharma—showing due respect to an elder and former king—with the inner moral wound that persists when grave injustice is remembered. It highlights accountability in rulership: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s failure of judgment in the dice episode leaves an ethical scar that courtesy alone cannot erase.
After the war, the Pāṇḍavas are honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra with special respect, but Bhīma alone cannot let go of the past. The dice-game disaster, enabled by Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s misguided decisions, remains vivid in Bhīma’s heart.