Shloka 34
धृतराष्ट्र–दुर्योधन संवादः
Vāraṇāvata-vivāsana-nīti: Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Duryodhana’s Policy Dialogue
सोऊभिषेक्तुं ततो गड्जां पूर्वमेवागमन्नदीम् । महर्षिभिर्भरद्वाजो हविर्धाने चरन् पुरा
so ’bhiṣektuṁ tato gaṅgāṁ pūrvam evāgamannadīm | maharṣibhir bharadvājo havirdhāne caran purā ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“随后，为行仪式之浴，婆罗堕阇——先前正从事哈维尔陀那（Havirdhāna）祭仪者——与诸大圣者同行，先一步来到恒河之滨。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames a moral-psychological lesson: even those established in vows and ritual discipline can face sudden temptation; dharma requires vigilance, restraint, and responsible handling of desire when it arises.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the sage Bharadvāja, along with other seers, goes in advance to the Gaṅgā for ritual bathing connected with a sacrificial context (Havirdhāna). This sets up the ensuing episode in which an unexpected sight at the riverbank becomes a test of the sage’s self-control.