Shloka 18
Bhāgīrathī-tīra-śauca, Kurukṣetra-gamana, and Śatayūpa-āśrama-dīkṣā (गङ्गातीरशौच–कुरुक्षेत्रगमन–शतयूपाश्रमदीक्षा)
इत्येवं ब्रुवतस्तस्य जटी वीटामुख: कृश: । दिग्वासा मलदिग्धाड़री वनरेणुसमुक्षित:,राजा धृतराष्ट्र इस प्रकार कह ही रहे थे कि मुखमें पत्थरका टुकड़ा लिये जटाधारी कृशकाय विदुरजी दूरसे आते दिखायी दिये। वे दिगम्बर (वस्त्रहीन) थे। उनके सारे शरीरमें मैल जमी हुई थी। वे वनमें उड़ती हुई धूलोंसे नहा गये थे। राजा युधिष्ठिरको उनके आनेकी सूचना दी गयी। राजन्! विदुरजी उस आश्रमकी ओर देखकर सहसा पीछेकी ओर लौट पड़े
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As he spoke thus, a gaunt ascetic came into view from a distance—matted-haired, his mouth bearing a stone-like lump, naked to the quarters, his limbs smeared with grime and coated with the dust of the forest. News of his arrival was conveyed to King Yudhiṣṭhira. But Vidura, casting a glance toward the hermitage, suddenly turned back and withdrew—his conduct reflecting the austere restraint of one who has renounced social identity and seeks inward steadiness rather than recognition.
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