Shloka 24
नोपेक्षस्व महाबाहो पश्यमान: कुलक्षयम् | महाबाहो! जैसे प्रजापति प्रजाकी सृष्टि करके पुनः उसका संहार करते हैं, उसी प्रकार आप भी अपने कुलका विनाश देखकर उसकी उपेक्षा न कीजिये ।। अथ तेड्द्य मतिर्नष्टा विनाशे प्रत्युपस्थिते
nōpekṣasva mahābāho paśyamānaḥ kulakṣayam | yathā prajāpatiḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā punaḥ saṃharati tathā tvam api svakulavināśaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāpekṣasva || atha te ’dya matir naṣṭā vināśe pratyupasthite ||
毗度罗劝那位“臂力无双”的王子：切莫在目睹本族将亡之时仍冷眼旁观。正如般阇波提创造众生而后又令其归于消散；同样，当你看见毁灭正逼近、将吞没你的家族时，绝不可置之不理。若至今你的判断仍已迷失，而灭亡已立于门前，那么任由灾祸不加遏止的罪责，终将归于你。
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ruler must not be passive when the destruction of his own lineage and social order is imminent; ethical responsibility requires timely intervention, clear judgment, and action to prevent avoidable catastrophe.
Vidura is admonishing a powerful Kuru prince amid escalating conflict, warning him not to overlook the looming ruin of the Kuru family; he uses the cosmic analogy of Prajāpati’s creation and dissolution to stress the gravity and inevitability of consequences if one remains indifferent.