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उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
महाराज धुतराष्ट्र!् जो राजलक्षणोंसे सम्पन्न होनेके कारण त्रिभुवनका भी राजा हो सकता है, वह आपका आज्ञाकारी युधिष्ठिर ही इस पृथ्वीका शासक होनेयोग्य है ।।
mahārāja dhṛtarāṣṭra! yo rāja-lakṣaṇaiḥ sampannaḥ kāraṇāt tribhuvanasyāpi rājā bhavet, sa tavājñākārī yudhiṣṭhira eva pṛthivyāḥ śāsanāya yogyah || atītya sarvān putrāṁs te bhāgadhaya-puraskṛtaḥ | tejasā prajñayā caiva yukto dharmārtha-tattva-vit ||
Vidura berkata: “Wahai Maharaja Dhṛtarāṣṭra, dia yang memiliki tanda-tanda sejati seorang raja hingga sanggup memerintah tiga dunia—dialah Yudhiṣṭhira, yang patuh pada titahmu, dan hanya dialah yang layak memerintah bumi ini. Melampaui semua putramu, ia paling utama dalam keberuntungan; bersatu dengan wibawa dan kebijaksanaan, ia memahami hakikat dharma dan artha.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Legitimate rule rests on kingly virtues—wisdom, moral clarity, and fitness for dharma and artha—rather than mere lineage or favoritism; Vidura urges Dhṛtarāṣṭra to recognize Yudhiṣṭhira’s superior qualification to govern.
In the Udyoga Parva, as tensions rise toward war, Vidura counsels Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Here he praises Yudhiṣṭhira as surpassing the Kaurava princes in fortune, splendor, and discernment, and declares him the most suitable ruler of the earth.