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Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34 — Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship
सुवर्णपुष्पां पृथिवीं चिन्वन्ति पुरुषास्त्रय: । शूरश्न कृतविद्यश्न यश्व जानाति सेवितुम्,शूर, विद्वान् और सेवाधर्मको जाननेवाले--ये तीन प्रकारके मनुष्य पृथ्वीरूप लतासे सुवर्णरूपी पुष्पका संचय करते हैं
suvarṇapuṣpāṃ pṛthivīṃ cinvanti puruṣās trayaḥ | śūraś ca kṛtavidyaś ca yaś ca jānāti sevitum ||
Vidura berkata: Bumi ini laksana sulur yang berhiaskan bunga-bunga emas. Hanya tiga macam manusia yang memetik bunga emas itu: (1) sang pemberani, (2) orang berilmu yang telah tuntas dididik dan terlatih, dan (3) dia yang memahami dharma pelayanan—yang tahu tata cara mengabdi dengan benar.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The world’s true ‘gold’ is obtained by three capacities: courage (śaurya), accomplished learning (kṛtavidyā), and the knowledge of proper service (sevanadharma). Prosperity and honor follow disciplined qualities, not mere status.
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-setting, Vidura speaks in a nīti (ethical advisory) mode, using a metaphor—earth as a golden-flowered creeper—to instruct that only certain virtuous types can truly secure the world’s rewards.