Shloka 7
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
वैशम्पायन उवाच तत:ः प्रविश्य विदुरो धृतराष्ट्रनिवेशनम् । अब्रवीत् प्राञ्जलिवरवक्यं चिन्तयानं नराधिपम्,वैशम्पायनजी कहते हैं--राजन्! तदनन्तर विदुर धृतराष्ट्रके महलके भीतर जाकर चिन्तामें पड़े हुए राजासे हाथ जोड़कर बोले--
vaiśampāyana uvāca tataḥ praviśya viduro dhṛtarāṣṭra-niveśanam | abravīt prāñjalir vākyam cintayānaṁ narādhipam ||
Vaiśampāyana said: Then Vidura entered Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s residence and, with hands joined in respectful salutation, addressed the king who was sunk in anxious thought.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of respectful counsel: Vidura approaches the troubled king with humility (joined palms) before speaking, implying that moral guidance should be offered with reverence and self-restraint, especially in moments of political crisis.
After preceding events, Vidura enters King Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s palace. Seeing the king lost in anxious reflection, he respectfully greets him and begins to speak—introducing a scene of advisory dialogue central to the Udyoga Parva’s negotiations and warnings before war.