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Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34 — Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship
श्रीमड्नलात् प्रभवति प्रागल्भ्यात् सम्प्रवर्धते । दाक्ष्यात् तु कुरुते मूलं संयमात् प्रतितिष्ठति,शुभ कर्मोसे लक्ष्मीकी उत्पत्ति होती है, प्रगल्भतासे वह बढ़ती है, चतुरतासे जड़ जमा लेती है और संयमसे सुरक्षित रहती है
śrīmad-balāt prabhavati prāgalbhyāt sampravardhate | dākṣyāt tu kurute mūlaṃ saṃyamāt pratitiṣṭhati ||
श्रीमङ्गलात् प्रभवति प्रागल्भ्यात् सम्प्रवर्धते । दाक्ष्यात् तु कुरुते मूलं संयमात् प्रतितिष्ठति ॥
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity becomes stable only when supported by four qualities: strength to obtain it, bold initiative to expand it, competence to consolidate it, and self-restraint to preserve it.
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel section, Vidura addresses the royal court with nīti-instruction, explaining how fortune is acquired and safeguarded through disciplined virtues rather than impulsive conduct.