Shloka 58
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
वश्येन्द्रियं जितात्मानं धृतदण्डं विकारिषु | परीक्ष्य कारिणं धीरमत्यन्तं श्रीनिषेवते
vaśyendriyaṁ jitātmānaṁ dhṛtadaṇḍaṁ vikāriṣu | parīkṣya kāriṇaṁ dhīram atyantaṁ śrī niṣevate ||
قال فيدورا: إن الرخاء (شري Śrī) يلازم بخدمة لا تتزعزع الرجلَ الرزين الثابت، الذي كبح حواسه وقهر نفسه، وأنزل العقوبة بالمذنبين عند الحاجة، ولا يقدم على أمر إلا بعد تمحيص وتثبت.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity is not random: it naturally follows the person who practices self-mastery, enforces justice against wrongdoing, and acts only after careful inquiry. Vidura links inner discipline and ethical governance with stable well-being.
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he presents a principle of statecraft and personal ethics: the ideal leader (or wise person) restrains the senses, remains inwardly victorious, punishes offenders appropriately, and makes decisions after scrutiny—thereby attracting Śrī (prosperity).