Shloka 14
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
नित्यं सन्तः कुले जाता: पावकोपमतेजस:
nityaṁ santaḥ kule jātāḥ pāvakopama-tejasaḥ
Vidura bemerkt, dass in diesem Geschlecht fortwährend wahrhaft Tugendhafte geboren werden—Männer, deren Glanz dem Feuer gleicht—und deutet damit an, dass edles Verhalten und moralische Stärke kein Zufall sind, sondern ein wiederkehrendes Erbe, das die Entscheidungen der Gegenwart leiten soll.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura highlights that a noble lineage repeatedly produces virtuous, radiant individuals; therefore one should act in a way worthy of that inherited moral standard, not betray it through unrighteous choices.
In the Udyoga Parva, Vidura is delivering ethical counsel amid rising tensions before the war; this line praises the recurring birth of the righteous in the family, strengthening his appeal to uphold dharma in the impending political crisis.