Shloka 33
Vidura’s Message to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Authorization for Dāna and Public Welfare (विदुरवाक्यम्—दानानुज्ञा)
ततः कुबेरभवनं गान्धारीसहितो नृपः । प्रयाता धृतराष्ट्रोड्यं राजराजाभिसत्कृत:
tataḥ kuberabhavanaṃ gāndhārīsahito nṛpaḥ | prayātā dhṛtarāṣṭro ’dyaṃ rājarājābhisatkṛtaḥ ||
அதன்பின் அரசன் துருதராஷ்டிரன் காந்தாரியுடன் கூபேரனின் மாளிகைக்குச் சென்று, அங்கே அரசரசன் கூபேரனால் மரியாதை பெறுவான்.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage emphasizes that sincere tapas (austerity and disciplined renunciation) can purify past wrongdoing: even a king burdened by grave moral failures may have his pāpa ‘burned away’ through dharmic resolve, leading to an elevated posthumous state.
Nārada foretells Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s future: accompanied by Gāndhārī, he will reach Kubera’s realm, be honoured by Kubera, ride a wish-moving vimāna, and freely traverse celestial worlds—signifying the fruition of his ascetic life in the forest.