Shloka 32
Vidura’s Return; Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Departure; Nārada’s Instruction on Kāla and Detachment
तत्र सञ्जयमासीनं पप्रच्छोद्विग्नमानस: । गावल्गणे क्व नस्तातो वृद्धो हीनश्च नेत्रयो: ॥ ३२ ॥
tatra sañjayam āsīnaṁ papracchodvigna-mānasaḥ gāvalgaṇe kva nas tāto vṛddho hīnaś ca netrayoḥ
அங்கே அமர்ந்திருந்த சஞ்சயனை கலங்கிய மனத்துடன் யுதிஷ்டிரன் கேட்டான்—“ஓ காவல்கணி சஞ்சயா! வயோதிகனும் கண் இழந்தவனுமான எங்கள் பெரியப்பா எங்கே?”
FAQs
The verse uses the patronymic “Gāvalgaṇe” to respectfully identify Sañjaya by his lineage, a common Vedic convention, while Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s family seeks news of the missing elder.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī narrates that a distressed member of the Kuru household questions Sañjaya, asking where their blind, aged father Dhṛtarāṣṭra has gone.
It highlights responsible concern for elders and the seriousness of life’s turning points—prompting reflection on duty, aging, and the need for spiritual preparedness rather than complacency.