Shloka 40
हंस–साध्यसंवादः, वाक्-निग्रहः, महाकुल-लक्षणम्, शान्ति-उपायः
Hamsa–Sādhya Dialogue; Restraint of Speech; Marks of Noble Lineage; Means to Peace
हितं यत् सर्वभूतानामात्मनश्न सुखावहम् | तत् कुयदीश्वरे होतन्मूलं सर्वार्थसिद्धये
hitaṃ yat sarvabhūtānām ātmanaś ca sukhāvaham | tat kuryād īśvare hotaṃ mūlaṃ sarvārthasiddhaye ||
எல்லா உயிர்களுக்கும் நன்மை தருவதும், தன்னிற்கும் நலமும் நல்வாழ்வும் அளிப்பதுமான செயலை இறைவனுக்கே அர்ப்பணிக்கும் எண்ணத்துடன் செய்ய வேண்டும்; எல்லா இலக்குகளின் நிறைவேற்றத்திற்கும் இதுவே மூலமந்திரம்.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Choose actions that are beneficial to all beings and also wholesome for oneself, and perform them as an offering to Īśvara; this attitude of welfare plus dedication is presented as the foundational means for accomplishing all worthy aims.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers ethical counsel (nīti) during the tense pre-war negotiations, urging a dharmic orientation: act for universal welfare and relinquish ego by dedicating deeds to the Lord.