महाभारत · 1.103.8
॥
देवनागरी
विदुर उवाच
भवान् पिता भवान् माता भवान् नः परमो गुरुः ॥
तस्मात् स्वयं कुलस्यास्य विचार्य कुरु यद् धितम् ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
vidura uvāca
bhavān pitā bhavān mātā bhavān naḥ paramo guruḥ ||
tasmāt svayaṃ kulasyāsya vicārya kuru yad dhitam ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
भवान् पिता भवान् माता भवान् नः परमः गुरुःbhavān pitā bhavān mātā bhavān naḥ paramaḥ guruḥyou are [our] father, you are [our] mother, you are our supreme teacher (guru)
तस्मात् स्वयं कुलस्य अस्य विचार्य कुरु यत् हितम्tasmāt svayaṃ kulasya asya vicārya kuru yat hitamtherefore, having considered for yourself, do what is good for this family
विदुरviduraoriginal form "vidura", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
परमोparamooriginal form "paramo", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
कुलस्यास्यkulasyāsyaoriginal form "kulasyāsya", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यद्yadoriginal form "yad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
धितम्dhitamoriginal form "dhitam", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
Vidura said: "You are our father, you are our mother, you are our supreme teacher. Therefore, having considered it yourself, do what is good for this family."
संस्करण
0eda36ab6a84 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 4:30:26 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here Vidura answers Bhishma with perfect humility. The threefold honor is striking: "you are father, you are mother, you are the supreme guru" — Vidura sees in Bhishma all at once, one deserving unconditional reverence. Here is displayed a model of the right attitude toward an elder and teacher: not to argue or press one's own view, but, having acknowledged his guidance, to entrust the decision to him. It is telling that the wisest of the brothers, whose counsel was asked, does not display his own intelligence but humbly returns the decision to the elder — for true wisdom knows its place and honors the hierarchy of dharma. Thus Vidura shows that humility and reverence toward elders are not a weakness of the mind but its ornament.