Shloka 51
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34 — Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship
श्रीमड्नलात् प्रभवति प्रागल्भ्यात् सम्प्रवर्धते । दाक्ष्यात् तु कुरुते मूलं संयमात् प्रतितिष्ठति
śrīmad-balāt prabhavati prāgalbhyāt sampravardhate | dākṣyāt tu kurute mūlaṃ saṃyamāt pratitiṣṭhati ||
বিদুৰে কয়—শুভ কৰ্মৰ পৰা লক্ষ্মীৰ উৎপত্তি; প্ৰগল্ভ উদ্যোগে বৃদ্ধি; দাক্ষতাত মূল গাঁথে; আৰু সংযমত স্থিৰভাবে প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত থাকে।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity becomes stable only when supported by four qualities: strength to obtain it, bold initiative to expand it, competence to consolidate it, and self-restraint to preserve it.
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel section, Vidura addresses the royal court with nīti-instruction, explaining how fortune is acquired and safeguarded through disciplined virtues rather than impulsive conduct.