Shloka 74
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
अभिवादनशीलस्य नित्यं वृद्धोपसेविन: । चत्वारि सम्प्रवर्धन्ते कीर्तिरायुर्यशो बलम्,जो नित्य गुरुजनोंको प्रणाम करता है और वृद्ध पुरुषोंकी सेवामें लगा रहता है, उसकी कीर्ति, आयु, यश और बल--ये चारों बढ़ते हैं
abhivādanaśīlasya nityaṁ vṛddhopasevinaḥ | catvāri sampravardhante kīrtir āyur yaśo balam ||
ヴィドゥラは説く。常に敬意をもって礼拝し、絶えず年長者に仕える者は、内にも外にも揺るがぬ繁栄を得る。そのように自らを律する人には、四つの恵みが自然に増し加わる――良き評判、長寿、誉れ高き名声、そして力である。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regularly offering respectful salutations and serving elders is presented as a practical dharmic discipline that cultivates four forms of well-being—reputation (kīrti), longevity (āyuḥ), honorable fame (yaśas), and strength (balam).
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-setting, Vidura speaks moral instruction (Vidura-nīti), emphasizing proper conduct and reverence toward elders as a foundation for personal and social stability amid the rising conflict.