Shloka 61
Sabhā Parva, Adhyāya 68 — Pāṇḍavānāṃ Vanavāsa-prasthānaḥ; Duḥśāsana-nindā; Pāṇḍava-pratijñāḥ
संकटमें पड़ा हुआ मनुष्य अग्निकी भाँति चिन्तासे प्रज्वलित हुआ सभाकी शरण लेता है, उस समय सभासदगण धर्म और सत्यका आश्रय लेकर अपने वचनोंद्वारा उसे शान्त करते हैं ।।
saṅkaṭe patito manuṣyo 'gnir iva cintayā prajvalitaḥ sabhāṃ śaraṇaṃ gacchati; tadā sabhāsadaḥ dharma-satya-āśrayaṃ kṛtvā svair vacobhis taṃ śāntayanti. dharma-praśnam ato brūyād āryaḥ satyena mānavaḥ; vibhruyus tatra taṃ praśnaṃ kāma-krodha-balātigāḥ.
毗度罗说：人一旦陷入困厄，忧惧如火焚身，便来投奔议会。此时，议会诸臣依止法（dharma）与真实，以言辞使其心安。故高贵之人当以诚实提出关乎法的疑问；而诸顾问应超越欲望与忿怒之势，精审其问，作出如实的辨析。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
In times of crisis, ethical decision-making should be brought before a competent assembly: the questioner must speak truthfully and frame the issue as a dharma-question, while the counsellors must deliberate impartially, free from desire and anger, grounding their counsel in dharma and satya.
Vidura describes the proper function of the royal assembly: a distressed person seeks the sabhā for guidance, and the sabhāsads are expected to pacify him through principled counsel. He then states the rule of procedure—truthful presentation by the petitioner and dispassionate, accurate deliberation by the council.