॥ iti śrīmahābhāratē udyōgaparvaṇi prajāgaraparvaṇi
viduravākyē ēkōnachatvāriṃśō’dhyāyaḥ ॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvācha ।
anīśvarō’yaṃ puruṣō bhavābhavē
sūtraprōtā dārumayīva yōṣā ।
dhātrā hi diṣṭasya vaśē kilāyaṃ
tasmādvada tvaṃ śravaṇē ghṛtō’ham ॥ 1॥
vidura uvācha ।
aprāptakālaṃ vachanaṃ bṛhaspatirapi bruvan ।
labhatē buddhyavajñānamavamānaṃ cha bhārata ॥ 2॥
priyō bhavati dānēna priyavādēna chāparaḥ ।
mantraṃ mūlabalēnānyō yaḥ priyaḥ priya ēva saḥ ॥ 3॥
dvēṣyō na sādhurbhavati na mēdhāvī na paṇḍitaḥ ।
priyē śubhāni karmāṇi dvēṣyē pāpāni bhārata ॥ 4॥
na sa kṣayō mahārāja yaḥ kṣayō vṛddhimāvahēt ।
kṣayaḥ sa tviha mantavyō yaṃ labdhvā bahu nāśayēt ॥ 5॥
samṛddhā guṇataḥ kē chidbhavanti dhanatō’parē ।
dhanavṛddhānguṇairhīnāndhṛtarāṣṭra vivarjayēt ॥ 6॥
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvācha ।
sarvaṃ tvamāyatī yuktaṃ bhāṣasē prājñasammatam ।
na chōtsahē sutaṃ tyaktuṃ yatō dharmastatō jayaḥ ॥ 7॥
vidura uvācha ।
svabhāvaguṇasampannō na jātu vinayānvitaḥ ।
susūkṣmamapi bhūtānāmupamardaṃ prayōkṣyatē ॥ 8॥
parāpavāda niratāḥ paraduḥkhōdayēṣu cha ।
parasparavirōdhē cha yatantē satatōthitāḥ ॥ 9॥
sa dōṣaṃ darśanaṃ yēṣāṃ saṃvāsē sumahadbhayam ।
arthādānē mahāndōṣaḥ pradānē cha mahadbhayam ॥ 10॥
yē pāpā iti vikhyātāḥ saṃvāsē parigarhitāḥ ।
yuktāśchānyairmahādōṣairyē narāstānvivarjayēt ॥ 11॥
nivartamānē sauhārdē prītirnīchē praṇaśyati ।
yā chaiva phalanirvṛttiḥ sauhṛdē chaiva yatsukham ॥ 12॥
yatatē chāpavādāya yatnamārabhatē kṣayē ।
alpē’pyapakṛtē mōhānna śāntimupagachChati ॥ 13॥
tādṛśaiḥ saṅgataṃ nīchairnṛśaṃsairakṛtātmabhiḥ ।
niśāmya nipuṇaṃ buddhyā vidvāndūrādvivarjayēt ॥ 14॥
yō jñātimanugṛhṇāti daridraṃ dīnamāturam ।
saputrapaśubhirvṛddhiṃ yaśaśchāvyayamaśnutē ॥ 15॥
jñātayō vardhanīyāstairya ichChantyātmanaḥ śubham ।
kulavṛddhiṃ cha rājēndra tasmātsādhu samāchara ॥ 16॥
śrēyasā yōkṣyasē rājankurvāṇō jñātisatkriyām ।
viguṇā hyapi saṃrakṣyā jñātayō bharatarṣabha ॥ 17॥
kiṃ punarguṇavantastē tvatprasādābhikāṅkṣiṇaḥ ।
prasādaṃ kuru dīnānāṃ pāṇḍavānāṃ viśāṃ patē ॥ 18॥
dīyantāṃ grāmakāḥ kē chittēṣāṃ vṛttyarthamīśvara ।
ēvaṃ lōkē yaśaḥprāptō bhaviṣyatsi narādhipa ॥ 19॥
vṛddhēna hi tvayā kāryaṃ putrāṇāṃ tāta rakṣaṇam ।
mayā chāpi hitaṃ vāchyaṃ viddhi māṃ tvaddhitaiṣiṇam ॥ 20॥
jñātibhirvigrahastāta na kartavyō bhavārthinā ।
sukhāni saha bhōjyāni jñātibhirbharatarṣabha ॥ 21॥
sambhōjanaṃ saṅkathanaṃ samprītiś cha parasparam ।
jñātibhiḥ saha kāryāṇi na virōdhaḥ kathaṃ chana ॥ 22॥
jñātayastārayantīha jñātayō majjayanti cha ।
suvṛttāstārayantīha durvṛttā majjayanti cha ॥ 23॥
suvṛttō bhava rājēndra pāṇḍavānprati mānada ।
adharṣaṇīyaḥ śatrūṇāṃ tairvṛtastvaṃ bhaviṣyasi ॥ 24॥
śrīmantaṃ jñātimāsādya yō jñātiravasīdati ।
digdhahastaṃ mṛga iva sa ēnastasya vindati ॥ 25॥
paśchādapi naraśrēṣṭha tava tāpō bhaviṣyati ।
tānvā hatānsutānvāpi śrutvā tadanuchintaya ॥ 26॥
yēna khaṭvāṃ samārūḍhaḥ paritapyēta karmaṇā ।
ādāvēva na tatkuryādadhruvē jīvitē sati ॥ 27॥
na kaśchinnāpanayatē pumānanyatra bhārgavāt ।
śēṣasampratipattistu buddhimatsvēva tiṣṭhati ॥ 28॥
duryōdhanēna yadyētatpāpaṃ tēṣu purā kṛtam ।
tvayā tatkulavṛddhēna pratyānēyaṃ narēśvara ॥ 29॥
tāṃstvaṃ padē pratiṣṭhāpya lōkē vigatakalmaṣaḥ ।
bhaviṣyasi naraśrēṣṭha pūjanīyō manīṣiṇām ॥ 30॥
suvyāhṛtāni dhīrāṇāṃ phalataḥ pravichintya yaḥ ।
adhyavasyati kāryēṣu chiraṃ yaśasi tiṣṭhati ॥ 31॥
avṛttiṃ vinayō hanti hantyanarthaṃ parākramaḥ ।
hanti nityaṃ kṣamā krōdhamāchārō hantyalakṣaṇam ॥ 32॥
parichChadēna kṣatrēṇa vēśmanā paricharyayā ।
parīkṣēta kulaṃ rājanbhōjanāchChādanēna cha ॥ 33॥
yayōśchittēna vā chittaṃ naibhṛtaṃ naibhṛtēna vā ।
samēti prajñayā prajñā tayōrmaitrī na jīryatē ॥ 34॥
durbuddhimakṛtaprajñaṃ Channaṃ kūpaṃ tṛṇairiva ।
vivarjayīta mēdhāvī tasminmaitrī praṇaśyati ॥ 35॥
avaliptēṣu mūrkhēṣu raudrasāhasikēṣu cha ।
tathaivāpēta dharmēṣu na maitrīmācharēdbudhaḥ ॥ 36॥
kṛtajñaṃ dhārmikaṃ satyamakṣudraṃ dṛḍhabhaktikam ।
jitēndriyaṃ sthitaṃ sthityāṃ mitramatyāgi chēṣyatē ॥ 37॥
indriyāṇāmanutsargō mṛtyunā na viśiṣyatē ।
atyarthaṃ punarutsargaḥ sādayēddaivatānyapi ॥ 38॥
mārdavaṃ sarvabhūtānāmanasūyā kṣamā dhṛtiḥ ।
āyuṣyāṇi budhāḥ prāhurmitrāṇāṃ chāvimānanā ॥ 39॥
apanītaṃ sunītēna yō’rthaṃ pratyāninīṣatē ।
matimāsthāya sudṛḍhāṃ tadakāpuruṣa vratam ॥ 40॥
āyatyāṃ pratikārajñastadātvē dṛḍhaniśchayaḥ ।
atītē kāryaśēṣajñō narō’rthairna prahīyatē ॥ 41॥
karmaṇā manasā vāchā yadabhīkṣṇaṃ niṣēvatē ।
tadēvāpaharatyēnaṃ tasmātkalyāṇamācharēt ॥ 42॥
maṅgalālambhanaṃ yōgaḥ śrutamutthānamārjavam ।
bhūtimētāni kurvanti satāṃ chābhīkṣṇa darśanam ॥ 43॥
anirvēdaḥ śriyō mūlaṃ duḥkhanāśē sukhasya cha ।
mahānbhavatyanirviṇṇaḥ sukhaṃ chātyantamaśnutē ॥ 44॥
nātaḥ śrīmattaraṃ kiṃ chidanyatpathyatamaṃ tathā ।
prabha viṣṇōryathā tāta kṣamā sarvatra sarvadā ॥ 45॥
kṣamēdaśaktaḥ sarvasya śaktimāndharmakāraṇāt ।
arthānarthau samau yasya tasya nityaṃ kṣamā hitā ॥ 46॥
yatsukhaṃ sēvamānō’pi dharmārthābhyāṃ na hīyatē ।
kāmaṃ tadupasēvēta na mūḍha vratamācharēt ॥ 47॥
duḥkhārtēṣu pramattēṣu nāstikēṣvalasēṣu cha ।
na śrīrvasatyadāntēṣu yē chōtsāha vivarjitāḥ ॥ 48॥
ārjavēna naraṃ yuktamārjavātsavyapatrapam ।
aśaktimantaṃ manyantō dharṣayanti kubuddhayaḥ ॥ 49॥
atyāryamatidātāramatiśūramativratam ।
prajñābhimāninaṃ chaiva śrīrbhayānnōpasarpati ॥ 50॥
agnihōtraphalā vēdāḥ śīlavṛttaphalaṃ śrutam ।
ratiputra phalā dārā dattabhukta phalaṃ dhanam ॥ 51॥
adharmōpārjitairarthairyaḥ karōtyaurdhva dēhikam ।
na sa tasya phalaṃ prētya bhuṅktē’rthasya durāgamāt ॥ 52॥
kānāra vanadurgēṣu kṛchChrāsvāpatsu sambhramē ।
udyatēṣu cha śastrēṣu nāsti śēṣavatāṃ bhayam ॥ 53॥
utthānaṃ saṃyamō dākṣyamapramādō dhṛtiḥ smṛtiḥ ।
samīkṣya cha samārambhō viddhi mūlaṃ bhavasya tat ॥ 54॥
tapōbalaṃ tāpasānāṃ brahma brahmavidāṃ balam ।
hiṃsā balamasādhūnāṃ kṣamāguṇavatāṃ balam ॥ 55॥
aṣṭau tānyavrataghnāni āpō mūlaṃ phalaṃ payaḥ ।
havirbrāhmaṇa kāmyā cha gurōrvachanamauṣadham ॥ 56॥
na tatparasya sandadhyātpratikūlaṃ yadātmanaḥ ।
saṅgrahēṇaiṣa dharmaḥ syātkāmādanyaḥ pravartatē ॥ 57॥
akrōdhēna jayētkrōdhamasādhuṃ sādhunā jayēt ।
jayētkadaryaṃ dānēna jayētsatyēna chānṛtam ॥ 58॥
strī dhūrtakē’lasē bhīrau chaṇḍē puruṣamānini ।
chaurē kṛtaghnē viśvāsō na kāryō na cha nāstikē ॥ 59॥
abhivādanaśīlasya nityaṃ vṛddhōpasēvinaḥ ।
chatvāri sampravardhantē kīrtirāyuryaśōbalam ॥ 60॥
atiklēśēna yē’rthāḥ syurdharmasyātikramēṇa cha ।
arērvā praṇipātēna mā sma tēṣu manaḥ kṛthāḥ ॥ 61॥
avidyaḥ puruṣaḥ śōchyaḥ śōchyaṃ mithunamaprajam ।
nirāhārāḥ prajāḥ śōchyāḥ śōchyaṃ rāṣṭramarājakam ॥ 62॥
adhvā jarā dēhavatāṃ parvatānāṃ jalaṃ jarā ।
asambhōgō jarā strīṇāṃ vākṣalyaṃ manasō jarā ॥ 63॥
anāmnāya malā vēdā brāhmaṇasyāvrataṃ malam ।
kautūhalamalā sādhvī vipravāsa malāḥ striyaḥ ॥ 64॥
suvarṇasya malaṃ rūpyaṃ rūpyasyāpi malaṃ trapu ।
jñēyaṃ trapu malaṃ sīsaṃ sīsasyāpi malaṃ malam ॥ 65॥
na svapnēna jayēnnidrāṃ na kāmēna striyaṃ jayēt ।
nēndhanēna jayēdagniṃ na pānēna surāṃ jayēt ॥ 66॥
yasya dānajitaṃ mitramamitrā yudhi nirjitāḥ ।
annapānajitā dārāḥ saphalaṃ tasya jīvitam ॥ 67॥
sahasriṇō’pi jīvanti jīvanti śatinastathā ।
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ vimuñchēchChāṃ na kathaṃ chinna jīvyatē ॥ 68॥
yatpṛthivyāṃ vrīhi yavaṃ hiraṇyaṃ paśavaḥ striyaḥ ।
nālamēkasya tatsarvamiti paśyanna muhyati ॥ 69॥
rājanbhūyō bravīmi tvāṃ putrēṣu samamāchara ।
samatā yadi tē rājansvēṣu pāṇḍusutēṣu cha ॥ 70॥
॥ iti śrīmahābhāratē udyōgaparvaṇi prajāgaraparvaṇi
viduravākyē ēkōnachatvāriṃśō’dhyāyaḥ ॥ 39॥