Shloka 21
स्त्रीपर्व १: धृतराष्ट्रशोकः संजयाश्वासनं च
Strī Parva 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament and Saṃjaya’s Consolation
तन्मामद्यैव पश्यन्तु पाण्डवा: संशितव्रता: । विवृतं ब्रह्मलोकस्य दीर्घमध्वानमास्थितम्,इसलिये कठोर व्रतका पालन करनेवाले पाण्डवलोग मुझे आज ही ब्रह्मलोकके खुले हुए विशाल मार्गपर आगे बढ़ते देखें
tan mām adyaiva paśyantu pāṇḍavāḥ saṃśitavratāḥ | vivṛtaṃ brahmalokasya dīrgham adhvānam āsthitam ||
तन्मामद्यैव पश्यन्तु पाण्डवाः संशितव्रताः। विवृतं ब्रह्मलोकस्य दीर्घमध्वानमास्थितम्॥
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a moral turning-point: after catastrophic loss, the king speaks in the idiom of dharma and renunciation—invoking disciplined vows and the ‘path to Brahmaloka’—suggesting a movement away from worldly power toward accountability, spiritual aspiration, and the acceptance of consequences.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses the situation after the war’s devastation and expresses a wish that the Pāṇḍavas witness him immediately as one who has embarked on a long, open journey toward Brahmaloka—language that signals departure from ordinary royal life and a transition toward a higher, otherworldly goal.