Shloka 20
धृतराष्ट्रस्य वंशोपदेशः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Dynastic Counsel on Legitimate Rule
यस्य लोभाभिभूतस्य मतिं समनुवर्तसे । अनार्यस्याकृतज्ञस्थ लोभेन हृतचेतस:
yasya lobhābhibhūtasya matiṁ samanuvartase | anāryasyākṛtajñasya lobhena hṛtacetasaḥ ||
Vidura disse: “Por que segues o conselho de alguém cuja mente está dominada pela cobiça — de um homem ignóbil e ingrato, cuja consciência foi roubada pela avareza? Ao te renderes ao juízo de tal pessoa, abandonas o caminho do dharma e pões em risco a própria linhagem que desejas proteger.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not align your decisions with a leader whose judgment is corrupted by greed; following such counsel leads to adharma and collective ruin. Ethical governance requires discernment (mati) free from lobha, and gratitude and nobility (āryatva) as marks of character.
In Udyoga Parva, as conflict escalates toward war, Vidura admonishes the Kuru elders for heeding Duryodhana. He portrays Duryodhana as greed-driven, ignoble, and ungrateful, warning that following his policy endangers the family and the kingdom.