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Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 34 — Vidura’s Counsel on Deliberation, Speech-Discipline, and Dharmic Kingship
श्रीमड्नलात् प्रभवति प्रागल्भ्यात् सम्प्रवर्धते । दाक्ष्यात् तु कुरुते मूलं संयमात् प्रतितिष्ठति,शुभ कर्मोसे लक्ष्मीकी उत्पत्ति होती है, प्रगल्भतासे वह बढ़ती है, चतुरतासे जड़ जमा लेती है और संयमसे सुरक्षित रहती है
śrīmad-balāt prabhavati prāgalbhyāt sampravardhate | dākṣyāt tu kurute mūlaṃ saṃyamāt pratitiṣṭhati ||
Vidura dạy rằng phú quý (Lakṣmī) sinh từ sức mạnh và phẩm giá, lớn lên nhờ sự dám làm, bén rễ nhờ tài năng khéo léo, và được giữ vững nhờ tự chế.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prosperity becomes stable only when supported by four qualities: strength to obtain it, bold initiative to expand it, competence to consolidate it, and self-restraint to preserve it.
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel section, Vidura addresses the royal court with nīti-instruction, explaining how fortune is acquired and safeguarded through disciplined virtues rather than impulsive conduct.