न सादृश्ये तिष्ठति रूपम् अस्य; न चक्षुषा पश्यति कश् चिद् एनम् ॥
मनीषयाथो मनसा हृदा च; य एवं विदुर् अमृतास् ते भवन्ति ॥
योगिनस् तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥
द्वादशपूगां सरितं देवरक्षितम् ॥
मधु ईशन्तस् तदा संचरन्ति घोरम् ॥
योगिनस् तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥
तद् अर्धमासं पिबति संचित्य भ्रमरो मधु ॥
ईशानः सर्वभूतेषु हविर्भूतम् अकल्पयत् ॥
योगिनस् तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥
हिरण्यपर्णम् अश्वत्थम् अभिपत्य अपक्षकाः ॥
ते तत्र पक्षिणो भूत्वा प्रपतन्ति यथादिशम् ॥
योगिनस् तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥
पूर्णात् पूर्णान्य् उद्धरन्ति पूर्णात् पूर्णानि चक्रिरे ॥
हरन्ति पूर्णात् पूर्णानि पूर्णम् एवावशिष्यते ॥
योगिनस् तं प्रपश्यन्ति भगवन्तं सनातनम् ॥
na sādṛśye tiṣṭhati rūpam asya; na cakṣuṣā paśyati kaś cid enam ||
manīṣayātho manasā hṛdā ca; ya evaṃ vidur amṛtās te bhavanti ||
yoginas taṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam ||
dvādaśapūgāṃ saritaṃ devarakṣitam ||
madhu īśantas tadā saṃcaranti ghoram ||
yoginas taṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam ||
tad ardhamāsaṃ pibati saṃcitya bhramaro madhu ||
īśānaḥ sarvabhūteṣu havirbhūtam akalpayat ||
yoginas taṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam ||
hiraṇyaparṇam aśvattham abhipatya apakṣakāḥ ||
te tatra pakṣiṇo bhūtvā prapatanti yathādiśam ||
yoginas taṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam ||
pūrṇāt pūrṇāny uddharanti pūrṇāt pūrṇāni cakrire ||
haranti pūrṇāt pūrṇāni pūrṇam evāvaśiṣyate ||
yoginas taṃ prapaśyanti bhagavantaṃ sanātanam ||
Righteousness, truthfulness, asceticism, self-restraint, contentment, modesty, renunciation, love for others, giving, familiarity with the scriptures, patience, and forgiveness — these twelve are the practices of the brāhmaṇa. He who does not fall away from these twelve is able to shake the whole earth. He who is endowed with three, two, or even one of them never counts anything as his own to the exclusion of others. Self-restraint, renunciation, and knowledge — in these lies liberation. These are the qualities of brāhmaṇas endowed with wisdom, who hold Brahman to be the highest of all objects to be attained. Whether it be true or false, it is not praiseworthy for a brāhmaṇa to speak ill of others; those who do so have hell for their dwelling. Mada has eighteen faults, which I have not yet enumerated.
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This passage (5.45.6–10) carries forward the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace unfolds already against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Key themes: Vidura. Dharma here reveals itself through speech, through the choice of an embassy, through fidelity to one's word, and through the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.