Shloka 4
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34 — Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship
यावत् कीर्तिर्मिनुष्यस्य पुण्या लोके प्रगीयते । तावत् स पुरुषव्याप्र स्वर्गलोके महीयते,पुरुषश्रेष्ठ] इस लोकमें जबतक मनुष्यकी पावन कीर्तिका गान किया जाता है, तबतक वह स्वर्गलोकमें प्रतिष्ठित होता है
yāvat kīrtir manuṣyasya puṇyā loke pragīyate | tāvat sa puruṣavyāghra svargaloke mahīyate ||
বিদুর বললেন—এই জগতে যতদিন মানুষের পবিত্র খ্যাতি গীত হয়, ততদিনই সে স্বর্গলোকে সম্মানিত ও মহিমান্বিত হয়।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Lasting honor in the afterlife is tied to enduring righteous reputation in this world; therefore one should act in dharma so that one’s fame remains worthy of praise.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura is giving moral and political counsel during the tense pre-war negotiations, reminding the addressed hero/king that true greatness is measured by virtuous fame that outlives the body.