Shloka 6
अौर्ध्वदेहिक-श्राद्धे दानयज्ञविस्तारः | Expansion of the Aurdhvadehika Śrāddha and the Donation-Rite
विदुर: किमवस्थकश्ष भ्रातु: शुश्रूषुरात्मवान् | स च गावल्गणिथर्थीमान् भर्तृपिण्डानुपालक:
viduraḥ kim-avasthakaś ca bhrātuḥ śuśrūṣur ātmavān | sa ca gāvalgaṇir arthīmān bhartṛ-piṇḍānupālakaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana nói: “Vidura sẽ ở trong tình trạng nào—người kiên định, tự chế, luôn tận tụy phụng sự anh mình? Và Sañjaya nữa—bậc trí giả, chí hướng rõ ràng—người đang gìn giữ và nâng đỡ chính thân thể của chủ mình, sẽ ra sao?”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed as steadfast service and responsible care: Vidura’s disciplined devotion to his brother and Sañjaya’s vigilant guardianship of his lord’s body exemplify ethical duty after the upheaval of war—sustaining relationships, protecting the vulnerable, and acting with self-control.
The narrator raises concerned questions about the present condition of Vidura and Sañjaya—two close attendants of Dhṛtarāṣṭra—emphasizing their roles: Vidura as the devoted brother-servant and Sañjaya as the wise caretaker who looks after his master’s physical well-being during the forest-dwelling phase of the elders.