Shloka 1
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनप्रस्थानम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Departure for Forest Life
वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--जनमेजय! अपनी माताको आनन्द प्रदान करनेवाले वे पुरुषसिंह वीर पाण्डव इस प्रकार माताकी याद करते हुए अत्यन्त दुखी हो गये थे
Vaiśampāyana uvāca—Janamejaya! svamātaraṃ ānanda-pradāḥ te puruṣa-siṃhā vīrāḥ Pāṇḍavāḥ evaṃ mātṛ-smaraṇa-parāḥ san atyanta-duḥkhitā babhūvuḥ.
वैशम्पायन उवाच—जनमेजय! ये नरसिंहा वीराः पाण्डवाः स्वमातरं हर्षयन्तोऽभवन्, ते तथा मातृस्मरणपराः सन्तोऽत्यन्तं दुःखमापेदिरे।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the greatest heroes are bound by filial duty and emotional accountability; remembrance of one’s mother underscores gratitude and dharma, and the narrative frames sorrow as a morally significant response rather than mere weakness.
Vaiśampāyana continues the account to King Janamejaya: the Pāṇḍavas, described as heroic and once a joy to their mother, are overwhelmed with grief as they keep recalling her.