Shloka 43
विनयभाव अपयशका नाश करता है, पराक्रम अनर्थको दूर करता है, क्षमा सदा ही क्रोधका नाश करती है और सदाचार कुलक्षणका अन्त करता है ।। परिच्छदेन क्षेत्रेण वेश्मना परिचर्यया । परीक्षेत कुलं राजन् भोजनाच्छादनेन च,राजन! नाना प्रकारके परिच्छद-, माता, घर, सेवा-शुश्रूषा और भोजन तथा वस्त्रके द्वारा कुलकी परीक्षा करे
vinayabhāva apayaśakā nāśa kartā hai, parākrama anarthako dūra kartā hai, kṣamā sadā hī krodhakā nāśa kartī hai aura sadācāra kula-kṣaṇakā anta kartā hai. || paricchadena kṣetreṇa veśmanā paricaryayā | parīkṣeta kulaṁ rājan bhojanācchādanena ca ||
રાજન! ઘરવખરી-સામગ્રી, ખેતીની જમીન, ઘર, સેવા-શુश्रૂષા, તેમજ ભોજન અને વસ્ત્ર—આ બધાથી કુળની પરીક્ષા કરવી જોઈએ.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura links inner virtues to social outcomes: humility prevents dishonor, valor removes dangers, forgiveness ends anger, and sustained good conduct corrects a family’s blemishes. He also teaches practical discernment—judge a household’s true standing by observable conduct and stewardship (home, land, service, food, clothing), not by mere reputation.
In Vidura’s counsel to the king during the tense pre-war diplomacy of the Udyoga Parva, he offers ethical instruction and statecraft: cultivating virtues for stability, and advising how a ruler should assess families/lineages through concrete indicators of order, hospitality, and disciplined living.