Shloka 12
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya
Message to the Kuru Assembly
मां च ब्रुवाणं शुश्रूष कुरूणामर्थदर्शिनम् । द्रोणं कृपं विकर्ण च महाराजं च बाह्लिकम्
māṃ ca bruvāṇaṃ śuśrūṣa kurūṇām arthadarśinam | droṇaṃ kṛpaṃ vikarṇaṃ ca mahārājaṃ ca bāhlīkam ||
Dice Vidura: «Escúchame también a mí, que hablo como quien ve el verdadero bienestar de los Kurus. Y del mismo modo atiende a Droṇa, a Kṛpa, a Vikarṇa y al anciano rey Bāhlīka. Ellos también son bienhechores que buscan tu bien; por eso debes honrar su consejo como honrarías el mío».
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wise governance requires listening to impartial well-wishers who discern true benefit (artha) and uphold dharma. Vidura urges respect for multiple senior advisers—teachers and elders—whose counsel is meant to restrain harmful choices and protect the Kuru family from self-destruction.
In Udyoga Parva, as war approaches, Vidura addresses the Kuru leadership and presses them to heed sound advice. He names respected figures—Droṇa, Kṛpa, Vikarṇa, and the elder Bāhlīka—presenting them as sincere well-wishers whose guidance should be honored alongside his own.