Shloka 7
धृतराष्ट्रस्य पश्चात्तापः तथा वनप्रस्थानानुज्ञा | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Remorse and Request for Forest-Retirement
कुरुश्रेष्ठ राजा धृतराष्ट्रके भोजन कर लेनेपर पाण्डव तथा विदुर आदि सब लोगोंने भी भोजन किया, फिर सब-के-सब धृतराष्ट्रकी सेवामें उपस्थित हुए ।।
kuruśreṣṭha rājā dhṛtarāṣṭrake bhojana kara lene para pāṇḍava tathā vidura ādi saba logoṃ ne bhī bhojana kiyā, phira saba-ke-saba dhṛtarāṣṭra-kī sevā meṃ upasthita hue || tato 'bravīn mahārāja kuntīputram upadare | niṣaṇṇaṃ pāṇinā pṛṣṭhe saṃspṛśann ambikāsutaḥ ||
达罗多罗湿多罗王用膳毕，般度诸子——连同毗度罗等人——亦皆进食。其后众人齐集，侍立左右，以奉事达罗多罗湿多罗。于是安毗迦之子（达罗多罗湿多罗）在僻静处令昆蒂之子坚战（由提施提罗）近前就坐，手轻抚其背而语——在林居清苦之境中，语气亲密，如私谏般开示，亦含道德与法（dharma）之省思。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds dharmic conduct after conflict: respectful service to elders and readiness to receive counsel. Even amid unresolved grief, ethical life is sustained through humility, care, and attentive listening.
After the meal, the Pāṇḍavas and Vidura attend upon Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Dhṛtarāṣṭra then draws Yudhiṣṭhira aside, touches his back affectionately, and begins to speak—signaling a private, weighty conversation.