Shloka 11
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 64: Arjuna’s Instruction to Sanjaya
Message to the Kuru Assembly
तिष्ठ तात सतां वाक्ये सुहृदामर्थवादिनाम् । वृद्ध शान्तनवं भीष्म तितिक्षस्व पितामहम्
tiṣṭha tāta satāṁ vākye suhṛdām arthavādinām | vṛddha śāntanavaṁ bhīṣmaṁ titikṣasva pitāmaham ||
ヴィドゥラは諭す――「わが子よ、善き人々の忠言に拠り、真の益のために語る友の言葉に従え。老いたるシャーンタヌの子ビーシュマは汝の祖父である。忍耐をもって受けとめ、その諫言に耐えよ。」
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should adhere to the guidance of virtuous people and true well-wishers, and show patient forbearance toward revered elders—especially when they offer corrective counsel for one’s welfare.
In Udyoga Parva, as tensions rise before the great war, Vidura counsels the Kuru authority to heed good advice and to tolerate Bhīṣma’s stern guidance, recognizing him as the venerable grandsire whose words aim at the kingdom’s welfare.