Shloka 19
Vidura’s Questions on Devotion and Sarga; Maitreya Begins the Account of Creation
नैतच्चित्रं त्वयि क्षत्तर्बादरायणवीर्यजे । गृहीतोऽनन्यभावेन यत्त्वया हरिरीश्वर: ॥ १९ ॥
naitac citraṁ tvayi kṣattar bādarāyaṇa-vīryaje gṛhīto ’nanya-bhāvena yat tvayā harir īśvaraḥ
O Kṣattā (Vidura), it is not at all wondrous that you have accepted Hari, the Supreme Lord, with undeviating, single-minded devotion, for you were born from the seed of Vyāsadeva (Bādarāyaṇa).
The value of great parentage and noble birth is evaluated here in connection with the birth of Vidura. The culture of a human being begins when the father invests his semen in the womb of the mother. According to his status of work, a living entity is placed in a particular father’s semen, and because Vidura was not an ordinary living entity, he was given the chance to be born from the semen of Vyāsa. The birth of a human being is a great science, and therefore reformation of the act of impregnation according to the Vedic ritual called garbhādhāna-saṁskāra is very important for generating good population. The problem is not to check the growth of the population, but to generate good population on the level of Vidura, Vyāsa and Maitreya. There is no need to check the growth of population if the children are born as human beings with all precautions regarding their birth. So-called birth control is not only vicious but also useless.
FAQs
This verse says that by ananya-bhāva—single-minded, exclusive devotion—a devotee can ‘grasp’ Hari, the Supreme Lord, making such attainment natural for a sincere bhakta.
Maitreya addresses Vidura as the powerful son connected to Vyāsa (Bādarāyaṇa), highlighting Vidura’s spiritual stature and fitness for pure devotion and transcendental inquiry.
Choose one primary spiritual shelter—Hari—and align daily choices (japa, hearing scripture, service, and conduct) to reduce distractions and mixed motives, cultivating steady, exclusive remembrance.