Shloka 76
Vidura-nīti: Atithi-dharma, Trust, Counsel-Secrecy, and Traits of Sustainable Rule
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 38
अविद्य: पुरुष: शोच्य: शोच्यं मैथुनमप्रजम् । निराहारा: प्रजा: शोच्या: शोच्य॑ राष्ट्रमराजकम्
avidyaḥ puruṣaḥ śocyaḥ śocyaṁ maithunam aprajam | nirāhārāḥ prajāḥ śocyāḥ śocyaṁ rāṣṭram arājakam ||
Sinabi ni Vidura: Ang lalaking walang kaalaman ay dapat pagluksa; gayundin ang pagsasamang hindi nagbubunga ng supling. Ang bayang walang makain ay dapat pagluksa; at ang kahariang walang hari ay dapat pagluksa rin. Sa bawat pagkakataon, ang pagkawala ng nagpapanatili ng buhay at kaayusan—karunungan, lahi, pagkain, at pamamahala—ay nagiging sanhi ng dalamhati at pagbulusok ng lipunan.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Vidura lists four conditions that deserve lamentation because they undermine human flourishing and social stability: ignorance in a person, intimacy that fails to secure lineage/continuity, a populace deprived of food, and a leaderless kingdom. The teaching emphasizes that wisdom, progeny/continuity, sustenance, and rightful governance are pillars of dharma and societal well-being.
In Udyoga Parva, Vidura delivers counsel (nīti) amid rising political crisis, warning about the foundations of a stable realm. This verse functions as a compact ethical diagnosis: when knowledge, family continuity, public nourishment, or kingship collapses, grief and disorder follow.