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,जो सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंक लिये हितकर और अपने लिये भी सुखद हो, उसे ईश्वरार्पणबुद्धिसे करे; सम्पूर्ण सिद्धियोंका यही मूलमन्त्र है
hitaṃ yat sarvabhūtānām ātmanaś ca sukhāvaham | tat kuryād īśvare hotaṃ mūlaṃ sarvārthasiddhaye ||
సర్వ ప్రాణులకు హితకరమై, తనకూ శుభసుఖదాయకమై ఉన్న కార్యాన్ని ఈశ్వరార్పణబుద్ధితో చేయాలి; సమస్తార్థసిద్ధికి ఇదే మూలసూత్రం.
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.