Shloka 51
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
इन्द्रियाणामनुत्सगों मृत्युनापि विशिष्यते । अत्यर्थ पुनरुत्सर्ग: सादयेद् दैवतान्यपि
indriyāṇām anutsargo mṛtyunāpi viśiṣyate | atyarthaḥ punar utsargaḥ sādayed daivatāny api ||
ইন্দ্রিয়কে সর্বতোভাবে দমন করা মৃত্যুর চেয়েও কঠিন; আর ইন্দ্রিয়কে সম্পূর্ণ উন্মুক্ত ছেড়ে দিলে তা দেবতাদেরও বিনাশ ঘটায়।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True discipline lies in balanced restraint of the senses: suppressing them completely is extremely hard, but abandoning restraint is destructive. Dharma is served by regulated control rather than extremes.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers nīti (ethical counsel) amid rising political tension before the great war, warning that inner governance—especially of the senses—is essential for wise action and stability.