Shloka 3
Vidura’s Recall from Kāmyaka-vana and Reconciliation with Dhṛtarāṣṭra (विदुरानयनम् / क्षमायाचनम्)
एष प्रत्यागतो मन्त्रो धृतराष्ट्रस्य धीमत: । विदुर: पाण्डुपुत्राणां सुहृद् विद्वान् हिते रत:,“बुद्धिमान पिताजीका यह मन्त्री विदुर फिर लौट आया। विदुर विद्वान् होनेके साथ ही पाण्डवोंका सुहृद् और उन्हींके हितसाधनमें संलग्न रहनेवाला है
eṣa pratyāgato mantro dhṛtarāṣṭrasya dhīmataḥ | viduraḥ pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ suhṛd vidvān hite rataḥ ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “This wise minister of Dhṛtarāṣṭra—Vidura—has returned. Learned and discerning, he is a true well-wisher of the sons of Pāṇḍu, ever devoted to what benefits them.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of a counsellor: true wisdom expresses itself as commitment to others’ welfare (hita) and loyal friendship (suhṛt), even within a politically tense court.
Vaiśampāyana identifies Vidura as having returned and characterizes him: he is Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s wise minister, yet also a learned well-wisher devoted to the good of the Pāṇḍavas—setting up his role as a moral voice in the unfolding events.