Shloka 67
Adhyaya 32: Saṃjaya’s Return, Audience with Dhṛtarāṣṭra, and Ethical Admonition
वरप्रदानं राज्यं च पुत्रजन्म च भारत | शत्रोश्व मोक्षणं कृच्छात् त्रीणि चैके च तत्समम्
varapradānaṁ rājyaṁ ca putrajanma ca bhārata | śatrośva mokṣaṇaṁ kṛcchāt trīṇi caike ca tatsamam ||
Vidura berkata: “Wahai Bhārata, tiga perkara dihitung sebagai anugerah besar—memberi anugerah, memperoleh kedaulatan, dan kelahiran seorang putera. Namun satu hal, iaitu melepaskan diri daripada musuh walau dengan susah payah, nilainya menyamai ketiga-tiganya.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura ranks freedom from hostile threat as a supreme good: even if difficult, becoming secure from an enemy can equal the joy and value of major life-blessings like power, prosperity, and lineage.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura counsels the Kuru king (addressed as “Bhārata”) with practical ethics and statecraft, emphasizing what truly safeguards a ruler and household amid rising conflict.