Shloka 7
Vāraṇāvata-praveśa and Jatugṛha-saṃdeha
Entry into Vāraṇāvata and Suspicion of the Lac-House
क्षत्तर्यद् गुरुराचार्यो ब्रवीति कुरु तत् तथा । न हीदृशं प्रियं मन््ये भविता धर्मवत्सल,(आचार्यसे इतना कहकर राजा धुृतराष्ट्र विदुरसे बोले--) “धर्मवत्सल! विदुर! गुरु द्रोणाचार्य जो काम जैसे कहते हैं, उसी प्रकार उसे करो। मेरी रायमें इसके समान प्रिय कार्य दूसरा नहीं होगा”
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
kṣattaryad gurur ācāryo bravīti kuru tat tathā |
na hīdṛśaṃ priyaṃ manye bhavitā dharmavatsala ||
धृतराष्ट्र म्हणाले— “धर्मवत्सल विदुरा! गुरु द्रोणाचार्य जे सांगतील ते तसेच कर. याहून अधिक प्रिय कार्य मला दुसरे काही वाटत नाही.”
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes deference to legitimate authority in a dharmic framework: the king urges that the preceptor’s instruction be carried out exactly, presenting obedience to the guru/ācārya as an ethically valued act.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra addresses Vidura (as Kṣattṛ), instructing him to implement whatever Droṇācārya has advised, and states that nothing would please him more than seeing that instruction fulfilled.