Shloka 26
Bhāgīrathī-tīra-śauca, Kurukṣetra-gamana, and Śatayūpa-āśrama-dīkṣā (गङ्गातीरशौच–कुरुक्षेत्रगमन–शतयूपाश्रमदीक्षा)
विवेश विदुरो धीमान् गात्रैर्गात्राणि चैव ह । प्राणान् प्राणेषु च दधदिन्द्रियाणीन्द्रियेषु च
vaiśampāyana uvāca | viveśa viduro dhīmān gātrair gātrāṇi caiva ha | prāṇān prāṇeṣu ca dadhad indriyāṇīndriyeṣu ca ||
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Vidura yang bijaksana memasuki (Yudhiṣṭhira). Dia menempatkan anggota ke anggota, nafas ke nafas, dan daya indera ke daya indera—meleburkan seluruh dirinya ke dalam sang raja. Adegan ini menampilkan tindakan terakhir Vidura sebagai pengunduran yogik yang berdisiplin dan penyatuan tanpa pamrih, menegaskan bahawa kebijaksanaan sejati mencapai puncaknya pada penguasaan batin, bukan kuasa lahiriah.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights yogic mastery at life’s end: the wise person withdraws and integrates body, breath, and senses with perfect control, suggesting that spiritual attainment and selflessness surpass worldly status.
Vidura, having reached the culmination of his life and practice, mystically enters Yudhiṣṭhira—symbolizing the transfer/absorption of his embodied energies (limbs, prāṇa, and senses) and marking Vidura’s departure (niryāṇa).