Shloka 336
Udyoga Parva Adhyāya 132 — Vidura’s Counsel on Udyama, Yaśas, and Kṣātra-Dharma
अनुत्थानभये चोभे निरीहो नाश्षुते महत् । संतोष, दया, उद्योगशून्यता और भय--ये सम्पत्तिका नाश करनेवाले हैं। निश्चेष्ट मनुष्य कभी कोई महत्त्वपूर्ण पद नहीं पा सकता
anutthānabhaye cobhe nirīho nāśnute mahat |
ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ—ଯେ ନିଷ୍କ୍ରିୟ ଓ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ଉଠିବାକୁ ଭୟ କରେ, ସେ କେବେ ମହତ୍ ଫଳ ପାଏନି। ସନ୍ତୋଷ ଯଦି ଆଳସ୍ୟ ହୋଇଯାଏ, ଅନୁଚିତ ଦୟା, ଉଦ୍ୟୋଗଶୂନ୍ୟତା ଓ ଭୟ—ଏମାନେ ସମୃଦ୍ଧିକୁ ନଷ୍ଟ କରନ୍ତି। ନିଶ୍ଚେଷ୍ଟ ମଣିଷ କେବେ ଗୁରୁତ୍ୱପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ପଦକୁ ପହଞ୍ଚେନି।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Great outcomes require initiative and effort; fear and inertia prevent attainment. The verse warns that complacent contentment, misplaced pity, lack of enterprise, and fear can destroy prosperity and block advancement.
Vāyudeva is speaking in a didactic, nīti-oriented passage of the Udyoga Parva, emphasizing practical ethics: one must not remain passive or fearful when duty and opportunity demand decisive action.