Shloka 1
Vyāsa’s Boon-Offer and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse in the Forest Assembly (आश्रमवासिक पर्व, अध्याय ३६)
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Vaiśampāyana uvāca: Dvivarṣopanivṛtteṣu pāṇḍaveṣu yadṛcchayā | Devarṣir Nārado rājan ājagāma Yudhiṣṭhiram ||
毗湿摩耶那（Vaiśampāyana）说道：“大王阇那美阇耶（Janamejaya）啊，自般度五子（Pāṇḍavas）自林中修行的住林（āśrama）生活归来已满两年之时，有一日，天界圣仙那罗陀（Nārada）随缘游行，来到了坚战王（Yudhiṣṭhira）处。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharmic narrative device: divine seers appear at pivotal moments to disclose truth and guide rulers. It underscores that governance and ethical clarity often require listening to higher counsel, especially in the post-war, post-renunciation aftermath.
Two years after the Pāṇḍavas have returned from their forest-āśrama period, the celestial sage Nārada arrives to meet King Yudhiṣṭhira—setting up the forthcoming disclosure that will intensify the brothers’ grief and moral reflection.