धृतराष्ट्रस्य तं कामम् अनुबुद्ध्वा युधिष्ठिरः ॥
आत्मनश् चासहायत्वं तथेति प्रत्युवाच तम् ॥
ततो भीष्मं महाप्राज्ञं विदुरं च महामतिम् ॥
द्रोणं च बाह्लिकं चैव सोमदत्तं च कौरवम् ॥
कृपम् आचार्यपुत्रं च गान्धारीं च यशस्विनीम् ॥
युधिष्ठिरः शनैर् दीनम् उवाचेदं वचस् तदा ॥
रमणीये जनाकीर्णे नगरे वारणावते ॥
सगणास् तात वत्स्यामो धृतराष्ट्रस्य शासनात् ॥
प्रसन्नमनसः सर्वे पुण्या वाचो विमुञ्चत ॥
आशीर्भिर् वर्धितान् अस्मान् न पापं प्रसहिष्यति ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭrasya taṃ kāmam anubuddhvā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ ||
ātmanaś cāsahāyatvaṃ tatheti pratyuvāca tam ||
tato bhīṣmaṃ mahāprājñaṃ viduraṃ ca mahāmatim ||
droṇaṃ ca bāhlikaṃ caiva somadattaṃ ca kauravam ||
kṛpam ācāryaputraṃ ca gāndhārīṃ ca yaśasvinīm ||
yudhiṣṭhiraḥ śanair dīnam uvācedaṃ vacas tadā ||
ramaṇīye janākīrṇe nagare vāraṇāvate ||
sagaṇās tāta vatsyāmo dhṛtarāṣṭrasya śāsanāt ||
prasannamanasaḥ sarve puṇyā vāco vimuñcata ||
āśīrbhir vardhitān asmān na pāpaṃ prasahiṣyati ||
Vaishampayana said: 'Having understood that wish of Dhritarashtra, and aware of his own helplessness, Yudhishthira answered him: "So be it." Then to the wise Bhishma, and to the highly wise Vidura, and to Drona, and to Bahlika, and to Somadatta the Kaurava, and to Kripa, and to the teacher's son, and to the illustrious Gandhari, Yudhishthira, quietly, sorrowful, then said: "In the beautiful, populous city of Varanavata we shall dwell with our retinue, O honored ones, by the command of Dhritarashtra. May all of you, with a clear heart, utter blessed words; may evil not overcome us, exalted by your blessings."'
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उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the wisdom and humility of Yudhishthira in adversity reveal themselves. It is telling that he 'understood Dhritarashtra's wish' -- that is, he discerned the ill intent -- and yet consented, 'aware of his own helplessness': the righteous man, deprived of support, does not rebel in vain but submits to his elder, entrusting the outcome to dharma. Here is high forbearance (titiksha) and respect for elders even in their wrongdoing: Yudhishthira does not resist the order, yet is not careless either. His request for blessings is telling: knowing he goes to meet danger, he seeks protection not in weapons but in the blessed words of the righteous -- 'evil will not overcome those exalted by blessings.' In this is faith in the protective power of blessing and dharma: the righteous man enters danger armed not with a sword but with the blessing of his elders and trust in the Supreme. Thus the scripture shows the image of the wise in adversity: to discern evil, to submit humbly to the inevitable, and to seek protection in dharma.