Shloka 15
अध्याय १ — न्यग्रोधवनोपवेशनम् तथा द्रौणिनिश्चयः
Night at the Banyan and Drauṇi’s Resolve
कृतं सत्यं वचस्तस्य विदुरस्थ महात्मन: । अकुर्वता वचस्तेन मम पुत्रेण संजय,संजय! मेरे पुत्रने मेरी बात न मानकर महात्मा विदुरके कहे हुए वचनको सत्य कर दिखाया
kṛtaṃ satyaṃ vacas tasya vidurastha mahātmanaḥ | akurvatā vacas tena mama putreṇa saṃjaya ||
Wika ni Sanjaya: “Napatunayang totoo ang mga salita ng dakilang-loob na si Vidura. Sa hindi pagsunod sa kanyang payo, ang aking anak ang siyang naghatid ng mismong kinahinatnang ipinahayag ni Vidura.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignoring righteous counsel (especially from a dharmic advisor like Vidura) turns warning into reality: ethical negligence produces predictable consequences, and responsibility lies with the one who refuses to act rightly.
Sanjaya reports a reflective, regret-tinged statement: Vidura’s earlier admonitions have been vindicated because Dhritarashtra’s son (Duryodhana) did not follow that advice, leading to the disastrous outcomes now unfolding in the Sauptika Parva context.