Shloka 31
विदुरस्य कृष्णं प्रति शमोपदेशः
Vidura’s Counsel to Krishna on the Limits of Peace
अथ यो गुणसम्पन्नान् हृदयस्याप्रियानपि । प्रियेण कुरुते वश्यांश्विरं यशसि तिष्ठति,“जो अपने मनको प्रिय न लगनेवाले गुणवान् व्यक्तियोंको भी अपने प्रिय व्यवहारद्वारा वशमें कर लेता है, वह दीर्घकालतक यशस्वी बना रहता है
atha yo guṇasampannān hṛdayasyāpriyān api | priyeṇa kurute vaśyāṁś ciraṁ yaśasi tiṣṭhati ||
ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਆਪਣੇ ਦਿਲ ਨੂੰ ਨਾ ਭਾਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਗੁਣਵਾਨ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਆਪਣੇ ਪ੍ਰਿਯ, ਮਿੱਠੇ ਵਰਤਾਵ ਨਾਲ ਆਪਣੇ ਅਧੀਨ ਕਰ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ—ਉਹ ਲੰਮੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੱਕ ਯਸ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਟਿਕਿਆ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Lasting fame comes to one who can win over even personally disagreeable yet virtuous people through pleasing, respectful conduct—showing self-control, tact, and ethical leadership.
In Udyoga Parva’s counsel-oriented setting before the great war, Vaiśampāyana voices a general maxim on statecraft and interpersonal dharma: influence is best secured not by force but by agreeable behavior, even toward those one does not naturally like.