Mahabharata 11.2.306 — Stree Parva, Adhyaya 2, Shloka 306
Strī Parva, Adhyāya 2 — Vidura’s Consolation on Kāla, Karma, and the Limits of Lamentation (विदुरोपदेशः)
असंतुष्टा: प्रमुहान्ति संतोष॑ यान्ति पण्डिता: । धनकी भिन्न-भिन्न अवस्थाविशेषको पाकर असंतोषी मनुष्य तो मोहित हो जाते हैं; परंतु विद्वान् पुरुष सदा संतुष्ट ही रहते हैं
asantuṣṭāḥ pramuhyanti santoṣaṁ yānti paṇḍitāḥ |
Vidura mengajar bahawa mereka yang sentiasa tidak puas hati akan menjadi keliru dan hilang kejernihan pertimbangan, sedangkan orang bijaksana memupuk rasa cukup dan redha. Sesudah kemusnahan perang, nasihat ini menegaskan pengendalian diri batin sebagai benteng moral: ketamakan dan keinginan yang tidak bertepi mengaburkan daya budi, tetapi rasa cukup meneguhkan fikiran dan menyokong dharma walau di tengah dukacita dan kekacauan.
विदुर उवाच
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Dissatisfaction breeds delusion and poor judgment, while contentment is a mark of wisdom; cultivating santoṣa protects one’s discernment and supports ethical living.
In Strī Parva’s grief-filled aftermath of the Kurukṣetra war, Vidura offers moral instruction, emphasizing inner discipline—especially contentment—as a stabilizing virtue amid loss and turmoil.
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