Mahabharata, the Great epic is renowned for its battle of Kurkshetra. After the Great War, Ashramavasika-parva has also gained enough implication. A detailed account of Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti after the battle is found in the Book of the Hermitage. Their eventual deaths in a forest fire are acutely described in the Ashramavasika-parva. The 18 Parvas of Mahabharat are continuation of this grand saga. The whole story is divided elaborately in each section. Ashramavasika-parva has ninety three to ninety five sub parvas.

It is known from the Ashramavasika-parva that Dhritarashtra, Gandhari and Kunti went to live in a hermitage in the Himalayas. Vidura deceases before them while Sanjaya survived after the death of Dhritarashtra and went to live in the higher Himalayas. It has been elaborately dealt in the Book of the Hermitage that after receiving their kingdom, the Pandavas, ruled with Dhritarashtra at their leader. It is also mentioned that Dhritarashtra had three other sons Vidura, Sanjaya and Yuyutsu from his Vaisya wife and all three were men of intelligence. Hastinapur was ruled under the able command of Dhritarashtra. The conduct of Pandavas towards Kunti, Gandhari and Dhritarashtra exemplify their gratitude.

In the fifteenth Parva of the Mahabharat, Ashramavasika-parva the tale of Dhritarashtra renouncing the kingdom, and accompanied by Gandhari and Vidura going to the woods is discussed. In this book it is also described the wonderful assembly of Vyasa and the King Dhritarashtra. In this Parva, it is described how the king discarded his sorrows and acquired with his wife yielded for his meritorious actions. Added to that in this Parva, Vidura was described as a virtuous and meritorious person. In this wonderful Ashramavasika parva, Yudhishthira learnt from Narada about the extinction of the race of Vrishnis. Ashramavasika contains forty-two sections and the number of slokas composed by Vyasa, the cognisant of truth is one thousand five hundred and six.