Shloka 34
कुरुक्षेत्रे सेनानिवेशवृत्तान्तः — Dhṛtarāṣṭra Questions Saṃjaya on the Deployed Armies
तस्माद् यास्यामि तीर्थानि सरस्वत्या निषेवितुम् । न हि शक्ष्यामि कौरव्यान् नश्यमानानुपेक्षितुम्
tasmād yāsyāmi tīrthāni sarasvatyā niṣevitum | na hi śakṣyāmi kauravyān naśyamānān upekṣitum ||
“因此，我将启程前往萨拉斯瓦蒂河畔诸圣渡（tīrtha）巡礼。因为我无法冷眼旁观，任由俱卢后裔的俱卢族人（考罗婆）走向覆灭。”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
When one foresees adharma leading to collective ruin, mere passive witnessing becomes morally difficult; the verse frames pilgrimage to sacred places as a deliberate withdrawal from complicity and an ethical response to impending catastrophe.
The speaker declares an intention to go to the Sarasvatī’s tīrthas, explaining that he cannot remain present and indifferent while the Kauravas are moving toward destruction—signaling the gravity of the coming conflict.