विदुर उवाच
अत्रैवोदाहरन्तीमम् इतिहासं पुरातनम् ॥
आत्रेयस्य च संवादं साध्यानां चेति नः श्रुतम् ॥
चरन्तं हंसरूपेण महर्षिं संशितव्रतम् ॥
साध्या देवा महाप्राज्ञं पर्यपृच्छन्त वै पुरा ॥
साध्या देवा वयम् अस्मो महर्षे; दृष्ट्वा भवन्तं न शक्नुमो ऽनुमातुम् ॥
श्रुतेन धीरो बुद्धिमांस् त्वं मतो नः; काव्यां वाचं वक्तुम् अर्हस्य् उदाराम् ॥
हंस उवाच
एतत् कार्यम् अमराः संश्रुतं मे; धृतिः शमः सत्यधर्मानुवृत्तिः ॥
ग्रन्थिं विनीय हृदयस्य सर्वं; प्रियाप्रिये चात्मवशं नयीत ॥
आक्रुश्यमानो नाक्रोशेन् मन्युर् एव तितिक्षितः ॥
आक्रोष्टारं निर्दहति सुकृतं चास्य विन्दति ॥
vidura uvāca
atraivodāharantīmam itihāsaṃ purātanam ||
ātreyasya ca saṃvādaṃ sādhyānāṃ ceti naḥ śrutam ||
carantaṃ haṃsarūpeṇa maharṣiṃ saṃśitavratam ||
sādhyā devā mahāprājñaṃ paryapṛcchanta vai purā ||
sādhyā devā vayam asmo maharṣe; dṛṣṭvā bhavantaṃ na śaknumo 'numātum ||
śrutena dhīro buddhimāṃs tvaṃ mato naḥ; kāvyāṃ vācaṃ vaktum arhasy udārām ||
haṃsa uvāca
etat kāryam amarāḥ saṃśrutaṃ me; dhṛtiḥ śamaḥ satyadharmānuvṛttiḥ ||
granthiṃ vinīya hṛdayasya sarvaṃ; priyāpriye cātmavaśaṃ nayīta ||
ākruśyamāno nākrośen manyur eva titikṣitaḥ ||
ākroṣṭāraṃ nirdahati sukṛtaṃ cāsya vindati ||
Vidura said: "In this connection they cite an old story — the dialogue between the son of Atri and the gods known as the Sadhyas, as we have heard it. In ancient times the gods called the Sadhyas questioned the wise and great rishi of severe vows (the son of Atri), while he wandered in the guise of a man living on charitable alms. The Sadhyas said: 'We, O great rishi, are the gods known as the Sadhyas. Looking at you, we cannot guess who you are. Yet it seems to us that you possess intelligence and self-control through your familiarity with the scriptures.' The mendicant rishi replied: 'O immortals, I have heard that, by untying every knot in the heart through tranquility, by mastering all the passions, and by following true religion, one should treat both the pleasant and the unpleasant as one treats oneself.'"
e1ba57c7aca7 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 4:02:44 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
This passage (5.36.1-5) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace is already underway against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Key themes: Vidura. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.