Shloka 1
धृतराष्ट्रस्य युधिष्ठिरं प्रति व्यवहार-रक्षा-नियमनोपदेशः | Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Instruction on Administration, Punishment, and Daily Governance
एकादशोब< ध्याय: धृतराष्ट्रका विदुरके डक धिष्ठिरसे श्राद्धके लिये धन माँगना
vaiśampāyana uvāca | tato rajanyāṁ vyuṣṭāyāṁ dhṛtarāṣṭro ’mbikāsutaḥ | viduraṁ preṣayām āsa yudhiṣṭhira-niveśanam ||
وَیشَمپایَن نے کہا—اے راجَن! جب رات گزر گئی اور صبح ہو گئی تو امبیکا کے فرزند راجا دھرتراشٹر نے ودُر کو یُدھِشٹھِر کے محل کی طرف بھیجا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in strained family and political circumstances, dharmic action proceeds through proper channels—seeking counsel, using a righteous mediator (Vidura), and approaching the rightful authority (Yudhiṣṭhira) with restraint rather than coercion.
After night ends and morning arrives, Dhṛtarāṣṭra dispatches Vidura to Yudhiṣṭhira’s residence, setting up the next events in which requests and tensions around resources and duty will be negotiated.