Shloka 133
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
इति श्रीमहा भारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि विदुलापुत्रानुशासने त्रयस्त्रिंशयदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi vidulāputrānuśāsane trayastriṁśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Ainsi s’achève, dans le Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Udyoga Parva, dans la section dite Bhagavad-yāna Parva, le cent trente-troisième chapitre intitulé « L’instruction de Vidulā à son fils ». Ce colophon final marque l’achèvement de l’exhortation morale de Vidulā, présentant son conseil comme un enseignement formel sur le dharma (le devoir), la résolution et la conduite juste en temps de crise politique.
पुत्र उवाच
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The colophon signals that the chapter’s core is Vidulā’s disciplined instruction to her son—an ethical and practical exhortation emphasizing steadfastness, self-respect, and purposeful action in the face of adversity, framed within dharma and the responsibilities of leadership.
This is the formal closing statement of the chapter: it locates the episode within the Udyoga Parva and the Bhagavad-yāna Parva, and declares that the chapter titled “Vidulā’s Instruction to Her Son” has concluded.