Shloka 346
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
आयसं हृदयं कृत्वा मृगयस्व पुन: स्वकम् | पराजयके कारण जो लोकमें तेरी निन्दा और तिरस्कार हो रहे हैं
āyasaṃ hṛdayaṃ kṛtvā mṛgayasva punaḥ svakam | parājayakāraṇajo loke te nindā-tiraskārau bhavataḥ, etān sarvān doṣān tvam svayam eva ātmānaṃ mocaya; hṛdayaṃ lohasamaṃ dṛḍhaṃ kṛtvā punaḥ svayogya-pada-rājya-vaibhavasya anusandhānaṃ kuru ||
Vāyu-deva said: “Make your heart like iron and seek again what is rightfully yours. Because of the causes of your defeat, people in the world are blaming and scorning you; free yourself from all these faults by your own effort. Steeling your resolve like iron, pursue once more the station worthy of you—your royal fortune and sovereignty.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should take responsibility for one’s downfall, remove personal faults through self-effort, and regain rightful standing with unwavering, iron-like resolve—especially in the context of a ruler’s duty to uphold honor and sovereignty.
Vāyu-deva addresses a defeated figure, urging him not to collapse under public blame and contempt, but to strengthen his heart, correct the causes of defeat, and strive again for the position and royal prosperity that properly belong to him.