Shloka 17
अब राजाका कोई निश्चित स्थान नहीं रह गया। वे वनमें सब ओर विचरते रहते थे। गान्धारी और कुन्ती ये दोनों देवियाँ साथ रहकर राजाके पीछे-पीछे लगी रहती थीं। संजय भी उन्हींका अनुसरण करते थे ।। संजयो नृपतेर्नेता समेषु विषमेषु च । गान्धार्याश्व पृथा चैव चक्षुरासीदनिन्दिता,ऊँची-नीची भूमि आ जानेपर संजय ही राजा धृतराष्ट्रको चलाते थे और अनिन्दिता सती-साध्वी कुन्ती गान्धारीके लिये नेत्र बनी हुई थीं
sañjayo nṛpater netā sameṣu viṣameṣu ca | gāndhāryāś ca pṛthā caiva cakṣur āsīd aninditā ||
Нарада сказал: Санджая был проводником царя, ведя его и по ровной земле, и по неровным тропам. А для Гандхари Притха (Кунти) — безупречная и добродетельная женщина — стала словно глазами. Так в их лесной жизни слепой Дхритараштра опирался в пути на Санджаю, а Гандхари с повязкой на глазах опиралась в зрении на Кунти — образ взаимного служения, самообуздания и дхармы после гибели, принесённой войной.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as humble service and mutual support: Sañjaya compensates for Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s blindness by guiding his steps, and Kuntī compensates for Gāndhārī’s self-imposed blindness by becoming her ‘eyes’. After the devastation of war, righteousness is shown not through power but through care, restraint, and companionship in hardship.
During the forest-dwelling phase (āśramavāsa), Dhṛtarāṣṭra wanders without a fixed abode. Sañjaya leads him safely over both smooth and rough ground. Gāndhārī and Kuntī remain together, and Kuntī assists Gāndhārī by acting as her eyesight, enabling her to move and function despite her blindfold.