Vaishampayana said The king Dhritarashtra, knowing the inclinations of his son and considering also that Fate was unavoidable, acted in this way.
वैशम्पायन उवाच मतमाज्ञाय पुत्रस्य धृतराष्ट्रो नराधिपः। मत्वा च दुस्तरं दैवमेतद् राजश्चकार ह॥