Shloka 74
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
अभिवादनशीलस्य नित्यं वृद्धोपसेविन: । चत्वारि सम्प्रवर्धन्ते कीर्तिरायुर्यशो बलम्
abhivādanaśīlasya nityaṁ vṛddhopasevinaḥ | catvāri sampravardhante kīrtir āyur yaśo balam ||
Vidura lehrt: Wer beständig ehrerbietige Grüße darbringt und unablässig den Älteren dient, erlangt einen festen Wohlstand, innerlich wie äußerlich. Bei einem so disziplinierten Menschen mehren sich von selbst vier Segnungen: guter Ruf, langes Leben, ehrenvolle Berühmtheit und Kraft.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regularly offering respectful salutations and serving elders is presented as a practical dharmic discipline that cultivates four forms of well-being—reputation (kīrti), longevity (āyuḥ), honorable fame (yaśas), and strength (balam).
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-setting, Vidura speaks moral instruction (Vidura-nīti), emphasizing proper conduct and reverence toward elders as a foundation for personal and social stability amid the rising conflict.