Shloka 6
Śānti-parva 168: Śoka-nivṛtti-buddhi (The Cognition that Reduces Grief) and Piṅgalā’s Nairāśya
एतदेवाभिपद्यस्व मा ते5भूच्चलितं मन: । एतन्मूलौ हि धर्माथवितदेकपदं हि मे
etad evābhipadyasva mā te 'bhūc calitaṁ manaḥ | etan-mūlau hi dharmārthau tad eka-padaṁ hi me, yudhiṣṭhira |
វិទុរៈបានទូលថា៖ «ចូរជ្រើសយកផ្លូវនេះតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ; កុំឲ្យចិត្តរបស់ព្រះអង្គរអិលចេញពីវា។ ព្រោះពីមូលដ្ឋាននេះហើយ ទាំងធម៌ និងអត្ថ (សេចក្តីរុងរឿង និងការគ្រប់គ្រង) កើតឡើង។ តាមទស្សនៈរបស់ខ្ញុំ យុធិષ્ઠិរៈអើយ នេះតែប៉ុណ្ណោះជាស្ថានដ៏ខ្ពស់បំផុតដែលគួរឈានទៅដល់»។
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura urges unwavering commitment to a single, foundational principle that grounds both dharma (righteous conduct) and artha (practical prosperity). The ethical point is steadiness of mind: once the right foundation is recognized, one should not let inner agitation or temptation divert one from it.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction-setting, Vidura addresses Yudhiṣṭhira with counsel. He emphasizes that Yudhiṣṭhira should adopt this teaching as his settled course and remain mentally unshaken, because it is presented as the root-source of both moral duty and worldly success, and thus the highest goal in Vidura’s estimation.