Shloka 1
उद्योगपर्व — विदुरनीतिः (Adhyāya 37): आयुःक्षयहेतवः, नीतिसूत्राणि, बलभेदाः, पाण्डव-विग्रहदोषदर्शनम्
भीकम (2 अमान अष्टात्रेशो5 ध्याय: विदुरजीका नीतियुक्त उपदेश विदुर उवाच ऊर्ध्व प्राणा ह्ुत्क्रामन्ति यून: स्थविर आयति । प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादा भ्यां पुनस्तान् प्रतिपद्यते
Vidura uvāca | ūrdhvaṁ prāṇā hy utkrāmanti yūnaḥ sthavira āyati | pratyutthānābhivādābhyāṁ punas tān pratipadyate ||
Vidura berkata: “Wahai Raja, apabila seorang tua yang patut dihormati mendekat, nafas-hayat seorang pemuda seakan-akan terangkat ke atas kerana gelisah. Namun apabila dia bangun menyambut dan memberi salam hormat, nafas-hayat itu kembali ke keadaan yang wajar dan tenang.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Proper etiquette toward elders—standing up to receive them and offering respectful salutation—is not mere formality; it restores inner composure and reflects dharma (nīti) through humility and reverence.
In Vidura’s ethical counsel to the king, he illustrates how a young person becomes inwardly unsettled when a venerable elder arrives, and how that agitation is resolved by performing the culturally prescribed acts of greeting: rising to welcome and bowing in respect.