Shloka 20
उद्योगपर्व — धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्योधनप्रति शक्तिस्मारक-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva 63: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel Reminding Duryodhana of Opponent Strength
अचक्षुर्लभते चक्षुरवृद्धो भवति वै युवा । इति ते कथयन्ति सम ब्राह्मणा जम्भसाधका:
acakṣur labhate cakṣur avṛddho bhavati vai yuvā | iti te kathayanti sma brāhmaṇā jambhasādhakāḥ ||
Vidura berkata: “Mereka pernah memberitahu kami—para Brahmin yang mahir menundukkan rintangan—bahawa dengan memperolehnya, orang buta mendapat penglihatan, dan yang tidak lagi muda menjadi muda kembali.” Dalam konteksnya, bait ini menonjolkan bagaimana janji keuntungan luar biasa boleh disampaikan sebagai kesaksian yang berwibawa, mengundang penelitian terhadap nafsu, kebolehpercayaan, dan kelakuan yang benar.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Extraordinary promises (restoring sight, reversing age) are rhetorically powerful and can inflame desire; dharmic counsel urges discernment—testing claims, motives, and consequences rather than being led by enticing reports.
Vidura reports what certain Brahmins used to say about a remarkable substance or gain: that it can grant sight to the blind and youth to the aged—setting up the broader discussion about temptation, credibility of testimony, and prudent action.