Shloka 68
Ārjava, Satya, and the Virocana–Sudhanvan Exemplum
Udyoga-parva 35
अव्याधिजं कटुकं शीर्षरोगि पापानुबन्धं परुषं तीक्षणमुष्णम् । सतां पेयं यन्न पिबन्त्यसन्तो मन्युं महाराज पिब प्रशाम्य,महाराज! जो बिना रोगके उत्पन्न, कड़वा, सिरमें दर्द पैदा करनेवाला, पापसे सम्बद्ध, कठोर, तीखा और गरम है, जो सज्जनोंद्वारा पान करनेयोग्य है और जिसे दुर्जन नहीं पी सकते--उस क्रोधको आप पी जाइये और शान्त होइये
avyādhijaṁ kaṭukaṁ śīrṣarogi pāpānubandhaṁ paruṣaṁ tīkṣṇam uṣṇam | satāṁ peyaṁ yan na pibanty asanto manyuṁ mahārāja piba praśāmya ||
Dijo Vidura: «Oh gran rey, bebe y traga esa ira: aunque nace sin enfermedad del cuerpo, es amarga, provoca dolor de cabeza, está ligada al pecado, es áspera, punzante y ardiente. Es un brebaje digno de los buenos, y que los malvados no pueden beber. Consúmela dentro de ti y aquieta tu ánimo».
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Anger is inherently bitter and harmful, leading to sinful consequences; the virtuous ‘drink’ it by absorbing and restraining it within themselves rather than letting it spill out as harsh speech or action. True nobility is shown by pacifying wrath and returning to calm judgment.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura counsels the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) amid escalating conflict. He urges the king to restrain his wrath and regain composure, using the striking metaphor of anger as a burning, bitter potion that only the good can swallow.