Shloka 74
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
अभिवादनशीलस्य नित्यं वृद्धोपसेविन: । चत्वारि सम्प्रवर्धन्ते कीर्तिरायुर्यशो बलम्
abhivādanaśīlasya nityaṁ vṛddhopasevinaḥ | catvāri sampravardhante kīrtir āyur yaśo balam ||
Itinuro ni Vidura na ang taong palagiang nagbibigay-galang na pagpupugay at walang tigil na naglilingkod sa mga nakatatanda ay nagkakamit ng matatag na pag-unlad sa loob at labas. Sa taong may ganitong disiplina, apat na biyaya ang likás na lumalago: mabuting reputasyon, mahabang buhay, marangal na katanyagan, at lakas.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Regularly offering respectful salutations and serving elders is presented as a practical dharmic discipline that cultivates four forms of well-being—reputation (kīrti), longevity (āyuḥ), honorable fame (yaśas), and strength (balam).
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-setting, Vidura speaks moral instruction (Vidura-nīti), emphasizing proper conduct and reverence toward elders as a foundation for personal and social stability amid the rising conflict.