Shloka 24
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वंशोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Dynastic Counsel on Legitimate Rule
नोपेक्षस्व महाबाहो पश्यमान: कुलक्षयम् | महाबाहो! जैसे प्रजापति प्रजाकी सृष्टि करके पुनः उसका संहार करते हैं, उसी प्रकार आप भी अपने कुलका विनाश देखकर उसकी उपेक्षा न कीजिये ।।
nōpekṣasva mahābāho paśyamānaḥ kulakṣayam | yathā prajāpatiḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā punaḥ saṃharati tathā tvam api svakulavināśaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāpekṣasva || atha te ’dya matir naṣṭā vināśe pratyupasthite ||
ହେ ମହାବାହୋ, ନିଜ କୁଳର କ୍ଷୟ ଦେଖି ମଧ୍ୟ ଅବହେଳା କରନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ। ବିନାଶ ଦ୍ୱାରେ ଉପସ୍ଥିତ ଥିବାବେଳେ ଯଦି ଆଜି ମଧ୍ୟ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ମତି ନଷ୍ଟ, ତେବେ ଏହି ଅନର୍ଥର ଦୋଷ ଆପଣଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ହେବ।
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must not be passive when the destruction of his own lineage and social order is imminent; ethical responsibility requires timely intervention, clear judgment, and action to prevent avoidable catastrophe.
Vidura is admonishing a powerful Kuru prince amid escalating conflict, warning him not to overlook the looming ruin of the Kuru family; he uses the cosmic analogy of Prajāpati’s creation and dissolution to stress the gravity and inevitability of consequences if one remains indifferent.