Shloka 73
द्विजातिपूजाभिरतो दाता ज्ञातिषु चार्जवी । क्षत्रिय: शीलभागू राजंश्विरं पालयते महीम्,राजन! ब्राह्मणोंकी सेवा-पूजामें संलग्न रहनेवाला, दाता, कुट॒म्बीजनोंके प्रति कोमलताका बर्ताव करने-वाला और शीलवान् राजा चिरकालतक पृथ्वीका पालन करता है
dvijāti-pūjābhirato dātā jñātiṣu cārjavī | kṣatriyaḥ śīla-bhāgū rājan ciraṃ pālayate mahīm ||
Vidura says: O King, a kṣatriya ruler who delights in honoring the twice-born (brāhmaṇas), who is generous, who deals with his own kinsmen with straightforward kindness, and who is endowed with good conduct—such a king protects the earth for a long time. The verse frames stable kingship as the fruit of reverence for spiritual authority, liberality, integrity in family relations, and personal virtue.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Enduring and stable rule arises from rājadharma: reverence toward the learned and spiritually authoritative (dvijāti), generosity, sincerity/rectitude, and humane conduct toward one’s own kin; personal character (śīla) is presented as the foundation of political longevity.
In Vidura’s counsel to the king during the Udyoga Parva, he outlines qualities that sustain a kingdom. This verse highlights the ethical profile of an ideal kṣatriya ruler and links those virtues to long-lasting protection of the realm.