Shloka 4
Āśramāgamanam — The Pāṇḍavas Arrive at Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Hermitage
पाण्डवोंसहित धर्मात्मा धृतराष्ट्र पवित्र एवं एकाग्रचित्त हो उन ऋषियोंके साथ व्यासजीके निकट जा बैठे। कुरुकुलकी सारी स्त्रियाँ एक साथ हो गान्धारीके समीप बैठ गयीं तथा नगर और जनपदके निवासी भी अवस्थाके अनुसार यथास्थान विराजमान हो गये ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca | pāṇḍavaiḥ sahito dharmātmā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ pavitra evaṃ ekāgracitto ho ṛṣibhiḥ saha vyāsasya nikaṭaṃ jagāma upaviśya ca | kurukulasyāḥ sarvāḥ striyaḥ ekatra bhūtvā gāndhāryāḥ samīpe niṣeduḥ, nagara-janapada-nivāsinaś ca yathāvasthaṃ yathāsthānaṃ virājamānā babhūvuḥ || tato vyāso mahātejāḥ puṇyaṃ bhāgīrathī-jalam avagāhya ājuhāva atha sarvān lokān mahāmuniḥ ||
毗舍波耶那曰：心怀正法的持国王与般度五子同坐，身心清净、意念专一，在诸仙之中近毗耶娑而坐。俱卢族诸女眷皆聚于甘陀利侧；城民与乡民亦依其身份与境况各就其位。其后，光辉赫奕的大牟尼毗耶娑步入薄伽罗提（Bhāgīrathī，即恒河）圣水之中，遍告诸界而作召请——呼唤一切与般度、俱卢（Kaurava）两系相关之人显现而出。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage frames ethical restoration after catastrophe: purification, mental collectedness, and respectful social order precede a sacred act. Vyāsa’s ritual authority suggests that reconciliation with the past—through dharma and sanctifying rites—can transform grief into insight rather than revenge.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra, accompanied by the Pāṇḍavas and sages, sits near Vyāsa; the Kuru women gather by Gāndhārī; the wider populace sits in proper order. Vyāsa then enters the Gaṅgā and performs an invocation, summoning beings across realms—contextually, those connected to both Pāṇḍava and Kaurava sides.