Shloka 65
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
अन्निहोत्रफला वेदा: शीलवृत्तफलं श्रुवम् । रतिपुत्रफला नारी दत्तभुक्तफलं धनम्
agnihotraphalā vedāḥ śīlavṛttaphalaṃ śrutam | ratiputraphalā nārī dattabhukta-phalaṃ dhanam ||
Sabi ni Vidura: Bawat bagay na iginagalang ay may nararapat na bunga. Ang Veda ay humahantong sa pagsasagawa ng agnihotra; ang pagkatuto at pag-aaral ng banal na aral ay dapat magbunga ng mabuting pagkatao at disiplinadong asal; ang asawa ay nagdudulot ng ligaya ng pagsasama at ng pagkakaroon ng anak; at ang yaman ay nagkakaroon ng tunay na saysay kapag ginamit nang wasto at, higit sa lahat, ipinagkaloob sa kawanggawa.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura teaches that the worth of Vedic knowledge, learning, marriage, and wealth is measured by their proper dharmic fruits: ritual duty (agnihotra), virtuous conduct, family continuity and lawful pleasure, and the righteous use of wealth through enjoyment within limits and generous giving.
In the Udyoga Parva, Vidura offers moral counsel in the tense lead-up to war. Here he summarizes a practical ethic: each sphere of life—religion, education, household relations, and economics—must culminate in its intended, socially and morally sustaining outcome.