Shloka 14
धृतराष्ट्रस्य सत्कारः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Honored in the Post-war Court
व्यासश्न भगवान् नित्यमासांचक्रे नृपेण ह । कथा: कुर्वन् पुराणर्षिदिवर्षिपित्रक्षसाम्
vaiśampāyana uvāca | vyāsaś ca bhagavān nityam āsāṃ cakre nṛpeṇa ha | kathāḥ kurvan purāṇarṣidevarṣipitṛrakṣasām ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：可敬的毗耶娑常常前来，与国王同坐。为安定其心、引导他走向克制之道，毗耶娑讲述古老的传说：关于上古圣仙、天仙（devarṣi）、祖灵（Pitṛ）以及罗刹（Rākṣasa）的故事——使人间苦难得以置于更宏阔的道德与宇宙秩序之中。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
A grief-stricken ruler is steadied through sacred and ancient narratives: remembering the wider moral universe (ṛṣis, ancestors, and other beings) helps reorient the mind from personal loss toward dharma, restraint, and long-term spiritual welfare.
Vaiśampāyana reports that Vyāsa regularly comes to the king and sits with him, recounting traditional stories about ancient sages, divine sages, the Pitṛs, and Rākṣasas—serving as guidance and consolation in the Ashramavāsika setting.