Shloka 25
Vyāsa’s Inquiry into Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Tapas and the Identification of Vidura with Dharma
तमुवाचाथ गान्धारी मैवं पुत्र शृणुष्व च त्वय्यधीनं कुरुकुलं पिण्डश्न श्वशुरस्य मे
tam uvāca atha gāndhārī mā evaṁ putra śṛṇuṣva ca tvayy adhīnaṁ kurukulaṁ piṇḍaśna śvaśurasya me
毗舍波耶那说：于是甘陀梨对他说：“孩子，莫要这样说；听我所言。整个俱卢宗族都系于你身，连为我公公所行的祖先供献（piṇḍa）也仰赖于你。因此，孩子，你去吧——你为我们所做的已然足够。你已周全地迎接并礼敬了我们。如今国王如何命令，你就如何奉行，因为遵从父命乃是你的本分。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes dharma as obedience to elders—especially a father’s command—and the responsibility of sustaining family continuity through care and ancestral rites (piṇḍa). Personal emotion or self-denigration is set aside in favor of duty and social-religious obligations.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that Gāndhārī addresses her son, restraining him from speaking despairingly and urging him to depart and follow the king’s instruction. She reminds him that the Kuru household and even the performance of ancestral offerings depend on him, and that he has already fulfilled the duties of hospitality toward them.