Shloka 25
कुन्ती–व्याससंवादः
Kuntī–Vyāsa Dialogue on Durvāsā’s Boon and Karṇa’s Birth
राजन! तदनन्तर देवर्षि नारदजी धर्मात्मा राजा युधिष्ठिरको आश्वासन देकर अभीष्ट स्थानको चले गये ।।
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
rājan! tadanantaraṃ devarṣi-nāradaḥ dharmātmā rājā yudhiṣṭhiram āśvāsya abhīṣṭa-sthānaṃ jagāma ||
evaṃ varṣāṇy atītāni dhṛtarāṣṭrasya dhīmataḥ |
vanavāse tathā trīṇi nagare daśa pañca ca ||
毗湿摩波耶那说道：“大王！其后，持法之天仙圣者那罗陀安慰了坚守正义的尤提士提罗王，便往自己所愿之处而去。于是，睿智的持国王（德里达罗施特罗）岁月流逝：在城中十五年，在林中隐居三年。其子战场殒命之后，他常行布施，为的是追念并扶助宗族亲眷——同族兄弟、亲戚、友人、随从与依附之人——以责任与施舍之德对治哀痛。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames post-war life as a moral response to loss: grief is met through dharma—consolation, disciplined passage of time, and sustained charity (dāna). It also highlights the transition from royal life to forest-retirement as a recognized ethical stage.
Nārada reassures Yudhiṣṭhira and then departs. The narration then summarizes Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s post-war years: fifteen years spent in the city and three years in forest-dwelling, during which he regularly gave gifts on behalf of his bereaved family and dependents.