Shloka 1
धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance
एकादशोब< ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्रका विदुरके डक धिष्ठिरसे श्राद्धके लिये धन माँगना
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato rajanyāṁ vyuṣṭāyāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭro ’mbikāsutaḥ | viduraṁ preṣayām āsa yudhiṣṭhira-niveśanam ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Setelah malam berlalu dan pagi menjelang, Raja Dhṛtarāṣṭra, putera Ambikā, mengutus Vidura ke kediaman Yudhiṣṭhira. Babak ini menandai permulaan suatu permohonan yang sarat beban moral: raja yang buta terpaksa bergantung pada perantara yang benar, dan rumah dharma didekati melalui nasihat, bukan paksaan.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in strained family and political circumstances, dharmic action proceeds through proper channels—seeking counsel, using a righteous mediator (Vidura), and approaching the rightful authority (Yudhiṣṭhira) with restraint rather than coercion.
After night ends and morning arrives, Dhṛtarāṣṭra dispatches Vidura to Yudhiṣṭhira’s residence, setting up the next events in which requests and tensions around resources and duty will be negotiated.