Shloka 65
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
अन्निहोत्रफला वेदा: शीलवृत्तफलं श्रुवम् । रतिपुत्रफला नारी दत्तभुक्तफलं धनम्
agnihotraphalā vedāḥ śīlavṛttaphalaṃ śrutam | ratiputraphalā nārī dattabhukta-phalaṃ dhanam ||
Vidura lehrt: Alles Ehrwürdige trägt seine eigene, angemessene Frucht. Die Veden münden in der Darbringung des Agnihotra; Wissen und heiliges Studium sollen zu gutem Charakter und disziplinierter Lebensführung reifen; die Ehefrau bringt die Früchte ehelicher Freude und die Geburt von Kindern; und Reichtum findet seinen wahren Zweck im rechten Genuss und vor allem im Geben, im Almosen.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that the worth of Vedic knowledge, learning, marriage, and wealth is measured by their proper dharmic fruits: ritual duty (agnihotra), virtuous conduct, family continuity and lawful pleasure, and the righteous use of wealth through enjoyment within limits and generous giving.
In the Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral counsel in the tense lead-up to war. Here he summarizes a practical ethic: each sphere of life—religion, education, household relations, and economics—must culminate in its intended, socially and morally sustaining outcome.