Shloka 13
अर्जुन–युधिष्ठिर–विदुर संवादः
Arjuna and Yudhiṣṭhira instruct Vidura on honoring Dhṛtarāṣṭra
तस्मै सर्व विधि राज्ञे राजा55चख्यौ महामति: । आरण्यकं महाराज व्यासस्यानुमते तदा,महाराज! वहाँ परम बुद्धिमान् राजा शतयूपने व्यासजीकी आज्ञासे धृतराष्ट्रको वनमें रहनेकी सम्पूर्ण विधि बतला दी
tasmai sarva-vidhi rājñe rājā śaṭayūpanaḥ mahāmatiḥ | āraṇyakaṁ mahārāja vyāsasyānumate tadā ||
毗舍波耶那说道：随后，在毗耶娑许可之下，极有智慧的舍多优波那王（Śaṭayūpana）向那位君王详尽讲述了林居生活（vānaprastha）的一切规定与法度。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic transition: when the time comes, even a king should adopt a regulated life of restraint and austerity. Renunciation is not impulsive abandonment but a disciplined, properly instructed withdrawal, ideally under the sanction of a realized authority (here, Vyāsa).
After the events leading to Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s retirement, King Śaṭayūpana, being very wise, instructs him in the complete method of forest-dwelling (āraṇyaka/vānaprastha conduct), and this instruction is given with Vyāsa’s approval.