Shloka 16
कल्माषीतीरसंस्थस्य गतत्त्वं शिष्यतां भूगो: । द्रष्टा सदा नारदस्ते धौम्यस्तेडयं पुरोहित:,कल्माषी नदीके किनारे निवास करनेवाले महर्षि भृगुने भी तुम्हें उपदेश देकर अनुगृहीत किया है। देवर्षि नारदजी सदा तुम्हारी देखभाल करते हैं और तुम्हारे ये पुरोहित धौम्यजी तो सदा साथ ही रहते हैं
kalmāṣītīrasaṃsthasya gatatvaṃ śiṣyatāṃ bhūgoḥ | draṣṭā sadā nāradaste dhaumyaste'dyaṃ purohitaḥ ||
Vidura reminds the king that he has not been left without guidance: the sage Bhṛgu, dwelling on the bank of the river Kalmāṣī, has instructed and favored him; the divine seer Nārada continually watches over him; and his own family priest Dhaumya remains ever at his side. The ethical thrust is that one who is surrounded by such teachers and guardians should act with restraint and righteousness, not claiming ignorance or lack of counsel.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler who has access to wise teachers and constant guidance is morally accountable for his choices; ignorance cannot be claimed when sages and a purohita continually counsel restraint and dharma.
Vidura points out that the king has been repeatedly guided—by Bhṛgu at the Kalmāṣī riverbank, by the ever-present divine sage Nārada, and by his own priest Dhaumya—implying that the king should heed such counsel in the unfolding Kuru crisis.