Shloka 206
धृतराष्ट्र-सत्कारः तथा श्राद्ध-दाने नियमनम् | Honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Regulating Śrāddha-Gifts
अन्वतप्यत संस्मृत्य पुत्र॑ तं मन्दचेतसम् । उनके उस बर्तावसे राजा धृतराष्ट्र सदा प्रसन्न रहते और अपने उस मन्दबुद्धि दुर्योधनको याद करके पछताया करते थे
anvatapyata saṁsmṛtya putraṁ taṁ mandacetasam |
वैशम्पायन उवाच— स तं मन्दचेतसं पुत्रं संस्मृत्य अन्वतप्यत। तस्यैव तु स्वभावेन राजा धृतराष्ट्रः प्रहृष्टोऽभवत्; पुनश्च दुर्योधनं मोहात् स्मृत्वा शोकं समापद्यत॥
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unchecked attachment—especially a parent’s indulgence toward a morally misguided child—can cloud judgment and lead to lasting remorse. Pleasure taken in wrongful conduct eventually turns into grief when its consequences are remembered.
Vaiśaṁpāyana describes Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s inner conflict: he recalls his son Duryodhana and feels repentance, even though he had often been pleased by that son’s behavior. The verse highlights Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s oscillation between satisfaction and regret.