Shloka 20
उद्योगपर्व — धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्योधनप्रति शक्तिस्मारक-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva 63: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel Reminding Duryodhana of Opponent Strength
अचक्षुर्लभते चक्षुरवृद्धो भवति वै युवा । इति ते कथयन्ति सम ब्राह्मणा जम्भसाधका:
acakṣur labhate cakṣur avṛddho bhavati vai yuvā | iti te kathayanti sma brāhmaṇā jambhasādhakāḥ ||
ജംഭസാധകരായ ആ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ ഞങ്ങളോട് പറയാറുണ്ടായിരുന്നു—അത് ലഭിച്ചാൽ കാഴ്ചയില്ലാത്തവന് കാഴ്ച ലഭിക്കും; വൃദ്ധനായവനും വീണ്ടും യൗവനവാനാകും.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary promises (restoring sight, reversing age) are rhetorically powerful and can inflame desire; dharmic counsel urges discernment—testing claims, motives, and consequences rather than being led by enticing reports.
Vidura reports what certain Brahmins used to say about a remarkable substance or gain: that it can grant sight to the blind and youth to the aged—setting up the broader discussion about temptation, credibility of testimony, and prudent action.