Shloka 146
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
या चैव फलनिर्वत्ति: सौहदे चैव यत् सुखम् । उपर्युक्त दोषोंके अतिरिक्त और भी जो महान् दोष हैं
yā caiva phalanirvṛttiḥ sauhṛde caiva yat sukham |
Sabi ni Vidura: “Anumang bunga ng kabutihang-loob at anumang ligayang nasa pagkakaibigan—kapag winasak ang kabutihang-loob, guguho ang pagmamahal ng mga taong mababa ang pag-iisip; at kasabay nito’y mamamatay ang kapakinabangan at ang tuwang nakasalalay sa ugnayang iyon. Kaya, bukod sa mga kasalanang nabanggit na, dapat talikuran ang mga taong pasan pa ang iba pang mabibigat na kapintasan.”
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Goodwill (sauhṛda) is the basis for both practical benefit (phalanirvṛtti) and genuine happiness (sukha). When goodwill is lost—especially with ignoble people—the relationship’s affection and its fruits collapse; hence one should renounce association with those marked by serious faults.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral-political counsel during the tense pre-war negotiations. Here he continues advising about discerning companionship: relationships lacking true goodwill, particularly with morally defective persons, should be abandoned because they cannot sustain trust, benefit, or peace.