Shloka 3
अध्याय १५ (Āśramavāsika-parva): धृतराष्ट्रस्य वनवासानुज्ञायाचनम् — Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s renewed plea for consent to forest-dwelling
स वर्द्धमानद्वारेण निर्ययौ गजसाह्दयात् । विसर्जयामास च तं जनौघं स मुहुर्मुहु:
sa varddhamāna-dvāreṇa niryayau gaja-sāhvayāt | visarjayāmāsa ca taṃ janaughaṃ sa muhur muhuḥ ||
毗舍波耶那说道：持国王由名为“增盛门”（Vardhamāna）的城门出离象城哈斯提那补罗——亦称“伽阇萨诃伐耶”（Gaja-sāhvaya）。及至城外，他一再恳切劝退随行的浩大人群，屡屡遣之返归。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights vairāgya (detachment): a ruler preparing for the forest-life deliberately reduces public dependence and ceremonial accompaniment, signaling an ethical shift from worldly authority to self-restraint and inner discipline.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra exits Hastināpura through the Vardhamāna Gate and repeatedly sends back the large crowd that follows him, indicating his resolve to depart quietly and proceed toward an ascetic stage of life.