Shloka 19
उद्योगपर्व — धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्योधनप्रति शक्तिस्मारक-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva 63: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel Reminding Duryodhana of Opponent Strength
आशीविषै रक्ष्यमाणं कुबेरदयितं भूशम् । यत् प्राप्य पुरुषो म्त्योउप्यमरत्वं नियच्छति
āśīviṣair rakṣyamāṇaṁ kubera-dayitaṁ madhu | yat prāpya puruṣo mṛtyopagamya amaratvaṁ niyacchati ||
Wika ni Vidura: “Ang pulot na iyon—na minamahal ni Kubera—ay binabantayan ng mga nakamamatay na ahas na may lason. Sinasabi na sinumang makakuha nito, bagaman tao na saklaw ng kamatayan, ay makapagtitiyak ng kawalang-kamatayan.” Sa diwa ng salaysay, inihahayag ng taludtod ang tunggaliang moral sa pagitan ng nakaaakit na pakinabang at ng panganib (at di-kawastuhan) na nakapaligid dito, na waring nagsasaad na ang mga minimithing ‘biyaya’ ay madalas na napapalibutan ng panganib at ng pagpipigil na hinihingi ng tama.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how intensely desired rewards (wealth-like or life-extending ‘nectar’) are often surrounded by danger and moral boundaries; craving such gains without discernment can lead one into peril, so one should weigh desire against dharma and consequence.
Vidura describes a wondrous honey, cherished by Kubera, guarded by deadly serpents, and reputed to grant immortality to a mortal who obtains it—an illustrative image used to frame counsel about alluring but hazardous objectives.