Shloka 21
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
प्रसादं कुरु वीराणां पाण्डवानां विशाम्पते । दीयन्तां ग्रामका: केचित् तेषां वृत्त्यर्थमी श्वर,राजन! आप समर्थ हैं, वीर पाण्डवोंपर कृपा कीजिये और उनकी जीविकाके लिये कुछ गाँव दे दीजिये
prasādaṃ kuru vīrāṇāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ viśāmpate | dīyantāṃ grāmakāḥ kecit teṣāṃ vṛttyartham īśvara rājan |
Hinihimok ni Vidura ang hari na magpakita ng mapagpalang pabor sa magigiting na Pāṇḍava: bilang makatarungang pinuno at panginoon ng kaharian, nararapat niyang ipagkaloob sa kanila kahit ilang nayon man lamang upang may ikabuhay. Inilalahad ng panawagang ito ang pakikipagkasundo bilang tungkuling panghari—isang gawa ng pagpipigil at pagkabukas-palad na makapipigil sa mas malaking digmaan.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler’s dharma includes compassionate restraint and fair provision: even a minimal, practical concession (a few villages for livelihood) can uphold justice and prevent catastrophic war.
Vidura addresses the king, urging him to appease the Pāṇḍavas by granting them some villages for maintenance—an attempt to secure peace and avert escalation toward open conflict.