Shloka 58
उद्योगपर्व — अध्याय 33: धृतराष्ट्र-विदुर संवादः (विदुरनीतिः)
वश्येन्द्रियं जितात्मानं धृतदण्डं विकारिषु | परीक्ष्य कारिणं धीरमत्यन्तं श्रीनिषेवते
vaśyendriyaṁ jitātmānaṁ dhṛtadaṇḍaṁ vikāriṣu | parīkṣya kāriṇaṁ dhīram atyantaṁ śrī niṣevate ||
ज्याच्या इंद्रिया वश आहेत, ज्याने स्वतःला जिंकले आहे, जो अपराध्यांना आवश्यक तेव्हा दंड देतो आणि तपासून-परखून कार्य करतो—अशा धीर पुरुषाची लक्ष्मी अत्यंत निष्ठेने सेवा करते।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity is not random: it naturally follows the person who practices self-mastery, enforces justice against wrongdoing, and acts only after careful inquiry. Vidura links inner discipline and ethical governance with stable well-being.
In Vidura’s counsel during the Udyoga Parva, he presents a principle of statecraft and personal ethics: the ideal leader (or wise person) restrains the senses, remains inwardly victorious, punishes offenders appropriately, and makes decisions after scrutiny—thereby attracting Śrī (prosperity).