Shloka 42
Sanatsujāta-Āhvāna (Summoning Sanatsujāta) — Vidura’s Invocation and Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Doubt
लोक: स्वभाववृत्तिहिं निमेषोन्मेषवत् सदा । विद्वांसो मानयन्तीह इति मन्येत मानित:,जगत्में जब विद्वान् पुरुष आदर दें, तब सम्मानित व्यक्तिको ऐसा मानना चाहिये कि आँखोंको खोलने-मीचनेके समान अच्छे लोगोंकी यह स्वाभाविक वृत्ति है, जो आदर देते हैं इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि सनत्सुजातपर्वणि द्विचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:
lokaḥ svabhāvavṛttihi nimeṣonmeṣavat sadā | vidvāṁso mānayantīha iti manyeta mānitaḥ ||
Sanatsujāta said: “In this world, the conduct that arises from one’s own nature goes on continually, like the opening and closing of the eyes. Therefore, when the learned show honor here, the one who is honored should understand it thus: ‘This is the natural disposition of good people—to offer respect.’”
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not become proud when honored by the wise; understand that honoring others is the natural, effortless habit of good and learned people, like blinking.
In the Sanatsujāta dialogue within Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs the listener on ethical attitude and inner discipline, here emphasizing humility in response to praise and respect.