Shloka 65
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
अन्निहोत्रफला वेदा: शीलवृत्तफलं श्रुवम् । रतिपुत्रफला नारी दत्तभुक्तफलं धनम्
agnihotraphalā vedāḥ śīlavṛttaphalaṃ śrutam | ratiputraphalā nārī dattabhukta-phalaṃ dhanam ||
Vidura afirma que toda coisa venerável dá o seu fruto próprio: os Vedas culminam na realização do agnihotra; o saber e o estudo sagrado devem amadurecer em bom caráter e conduta disciplinada; a esposa traz os frutos do júbilo conjugal e da geração de filhos; e a riqueza encontra seu verdadeiro propósito no uso correto e, acima de tudo, na caridade.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that the worth of Vedic knowledge, learning, marriage, and wealth is measured by their proper dharmic fruits: ritual duty (agnihotra), virtuous conduct, family continuity and lawful pleasure, and the righteous use of wealth through enjoyment within limits and generous giving.
In the Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral counsel in the tense lead-up to war. Here he summarizes a practical ethic: each sphere of life—religion, education, household relations, and economics—must culminate in its intended, socially and morally sustaining outcome.