नीचैः स्थित्वा तु विदुर उपास्ते स्म विनीतवत् ॥
प्रेष्यवत् पुरुषव्याघ्रो वालव्यजनम् उत्क्षिपन् ॥
ततः सर्वाः प्रजास् तात धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम् ॥
अन्वपद्यन्त विधिवद् यथा पाण्डुं नराधिपम् ॥
विसृज्य धृतराष्ट्राय राज्यं स विदुराय च ॥
चचार पृथिवीं पाण्डुः सर्वां परपुरंजयः ॥
कोशसंजनने दाने भृत्यानां चान्ववेक्षणे ॥
भरणे चैव सर्वस्य विदुरः सत्यसंगरः ॥
संधिविग्रहसंयुक्तो राज्ञः संवाहनक्रियाः ॥
अवैक्षत महातेजा भीष्मः परपुरंजयः ॥
nīcaiḥ sthitvā tu vidura upāste sma vinītavat ||
preṣyavat puruṣavyāghro vālavyajanam utkṣipan ||
tataḥ sarvāḥ prajās tāta dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ janeśvaram ||
anvapadyanta vidhivad yathā pāṇḍuṃ narādhipam ||
visṛjya dhṛtarāṣṭrāya rājyaṃ sa vidurāya ca ||
cacāra pṛthivīṃ pāṇḍuḥ sarvāṃ parapuraṃjayaḥ ||
kośasaṃjanane dāne bhṛtyānāṃ cānvavekṣaṇe ||
bharaṇe caiva sarvasya viduraḥ satyasaṃgaraḥ ||
saṃdhivigrahasaṃyukto rājñaḥ saṃvāhanakriyāḥ ||
avaikṣata mahātejā bhīṣmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ ||
'And Vidura, tiger among men, stood humbly below and served like a modest attendant, raising the whisk made of a yak's tail. Then all the subjects, my son, duly acknowledged Dhritarashtra, lord of men, just as they had formerly acknowledged King Pandu. Having handed over the kingdom to Dhritarashtra and Vidura, Pandu, conqueror of enemy cities, traveled over the whole earth. Vidura, true to his word, occupied himself with the filling of the treasury, the giving of gifts, the oversight of servants, and the maintenance of the entire household. And mighty Bhishma, conqueror of enemy cities, oversaw the king's affairs concerning peace, war, and royal service.'
90e332c235d7 · प्रकाशित 17 जुल॰ 2026, 6:17:17 am UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
In this chapter Drona, Vidura, and Gandhari, one after another, bring Duryodhana back to one and the same ground: the authority of the Kurus rests not on personal whim but on the dharma of the family, on lawful succession, and on faithfulness to one's elders. Their words show that denying the Pandavas their rightful share destroys not only the political order but the very fabric of the family.