देवर्षिर् वासवगुरुर् देवराजाय धीमते ॥
यत् प्राह शास्त्रं भगवान् बृहस्पतिर् उदारधीः ॥
तद् वेद विदुरः सर्वं सरहस्यं महाकविः ॥
स्थितश् च वचने तस्य सदाहम् अपि पुत्रक ॥
विदुरो वापि मेधावी कुरूणां प्रवरो मतः ॥
उद्धवो वा महाबुद्धिर् वृष्णीनाम् अर्चितो नृप ॥
द्यूतेन तद् अलं पुत्र द्यूते भेदो हि दृश्यते ॥
भेदे विनाशो राज्यस्य तत् पुत्र परिवर्जय ॥
devarṣir vāsavagurur devarājāya dhīmate ||
yat prāha śāstraṃ bhagavān bṛhaspatir udāradhīḥ ||
tad veda viduraḥ sarvaṃ sarahasyaṃ mahākaviḥ ||
sthitaś ca vacane tasya sadāham api putraka ||
viduro vāpi medhāvī kurūṇāṃ pravaro mataḥ ||
uddhavo vā mahābuddhir vṛṣṇīnām arcito nṛpa ||
dyūtena tad alaṃ putra dyūte bhedo hi dṛśyate ||
bhede vināśo rājyasya tat putra parivarjaya ||
"That teaching which the divine sage, teacher of Vasava, the blessed Brihaspati of exalted wisdom, proclaimed to the wise king of the gods — all of that, together with its secret, Vidura knows, the great seer; and in his word I abide always, my son. Wise Vidura is regarded as the best of the Kurus, as is Uddhava of great wisdom, honored among the Vrishnis, O king. Enough of gambling, son; in gambling discord is seen, in discord the ruin of the kingdom; abandon that, then, son."
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The king himself utters the prophetic formula: 'in gambling, discord; in discord, the ruin of the kingdom.' It is remarkable how clearly he sees the chain of causes — and how powerless he is before it. The verse teaches that foreseeing a disaster does not mean averting it: sight alone is not enough, firmness of will is needed. And the praise of Vidura and Uddhava as the greatest of sages only underscores the tragedy: the physician is at hand, the diagnosis given, the outcome foretold — yet the patient will not take the medicine. Whoever, knowing the root of ruin, does not tear it out because of love for his own, becomes an accomplice in his own catastrophe; clarity of mind without courage of heart is a lamp in the hand of a blind man.