Shloka 48
विदुरं च महाप्राज्ञं कुरूणां मन्त्रधारिणम् । अगाथबुद्धि मर्मज्ञं स््वजेथा मधुसूदन
viduraṁ ca mahāprājñaṁ kurūṇāṁ mantradhāriṇam | agāthabuddhi marmājñaṁ svajethā madhusūdana ||
Yudhiṣṭhira said: “And Vidura too—of great wisdom, the trusted bearer of counsel among the Kurus—whose insight is unfathomable and who knows the inner secrets of affairs—please bring him over to our side, O Madhusūdana.”
युधिष्ठिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the approach to war, dharmic leadership prioritizes wise counsel and ethical statecraft. Yudhiṣṭhira values Vidura not for power but for integrity, deep judgment, and knowledge of critical matters—implying that righteous action should be guided by the best moral and strategic advice available.
In the Udyoga Parva’s preparations and negotiations, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Kṛṣṇa (Madhusūdana) and urges him to win over Vidura—an influential, trusted advisor in the Kuru court—so that such a principled and perceptive counselor may stand with the Pāṇḍavas.