Shloka 30
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
य: कल्याणगुणान् ज्ञातीन् मोहाल्लो भाद दिदृक्षते । सो<जितात्माजितक्रोधो न चिरं तिष्ठति श्रियम्
yaḥ kalyāṇa-guṇān jñātīn mohāl lobhād didṛkṣate | so 'jitātmājita-krodho na ciraṁ tiṣṭhati śriyam ||
যে মোহ ও লোভে নিজেরই কল্যাণগুণসম্পন্ন আত্মীয়দের স্বার্থের দৃষ্টিতে দেখে—যে মন ও ক্রোধ জয় করতে পারেনি, সে দীর্ঘকাল রাজসমৃদ্ধি ধরে রাখতে পারে না।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity and sovereignty do not endure for a person who, driven by delusion and greed, treats even virtuous relatives as objects of gain; lack of mastery over the mind and anger undermines lasting success.
In Vaiśampāyana’s narration within the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-filled context, a moral warning is stated: a ruler (or any person) who views his own kin through greed and confusion, without self-restraint, cannot long maintain Śrī—royal fortune and stability.