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And seated at his ease the king addressed these words to the virtuous Vidura of profound intelligence, 'Thy understanding is as clear as that of Bhargava. Thou knowest also all the subtleties or morality, and thou lookest on all the Kauravas with an equal eye. O, tell me what is proper for me and them. O Vidura, things having thus taken their course, what should we do now? How may I secure the goodwill of the citizens so that they may not destroy us to the roots? O, tell us all, since thou art conversant with every excellent expedient.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [3.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.2) prajñā ca te bhārgavasyeva śuddhā dharmaṃ ca tvaṃ paramaṃ vettha sūkṣmam | samaśca tvaṃ saṃmataḥ kauravāṇāṃ pathyaṃ caiṣāṃ mama caiva bravīhi || 2 || ### [3.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.3) evaṃ gate vidura yadadya kāryaṃ paurāśceme kathamasmānbhajeran | te cāpyasmānnoddhareyuḥ samūlānna kāmaye tāṃśca vinaśyamānān || 3 || ### [3.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.4) vidura uvāca | trivargo'yaṃ dharmamūlo narendra rājyaṃ cedaṃ dharmamūlaṃ vadanti | dharme rājanvartamānaḥ svaśaktyā putrānsarvānpāhi kuntīsutāṃśca || 4 || > "Vidura said, 'The three-fold purposes, O king (viz., profit, pleasure, and salvation), have their foundations in virtue, and the sages say that a kingdom also standeth on virtue as its basis. Therefore, O monarch, according to the best of thy power, cherish thou virtuously thy own sons and those of Pandu. That virtue had been beguiled by wicked souls with Suvala's son at their head, when thy sons invited the righteous Yudhishthira and defeated him in the match at dice. O king, of this deed of utter iniquity I behold this expiation whereby, O chief of the Kurus, thy son, freed from sin, may win back his position among good men. Let the sons of Pandu, obtain that which was given unto them by thee. For, verily, even this is the highest morality that a king should remain content with his own, and never covet another's possessions. Thy good name then would not suffer nor would family dissensions ensue, nor unrighteousness be thine. This then is thy prime duty now,--to gratify the Pandavas and disgrace Sakuni. If thou wishest to restore to thy sons the good fortune they have lost, then, O king, do thou speedily adopt this line of conduct. If thou dost not act so, the Kurus will surely meet with destruction, for neither Bhimasena nor Arjuna, if angry, will leave any of their foes unslain. What is there in the world which is unattainable to those who cannot among their warriors Savyasachin skilled in arms; who have the Gandiva, the most powerful of all weapons in the world, for their bow; and who have amongst them the mighty Bhima also as a warrior? Formerly, as soon as thy son was born, I told thee,--Forsake thou this inauspicious child of thine. Herein lieth the good of thy race.--But thou didst not then act accordingly. Nor also, O king, have I pointed out to thee the way of thy welfare. If thou doest as I have counselled, thou shalt not have to repent afterwards. If thy son consent to reign in peace jointly with the sons of Pandu, passing thy days in joy thou shalt not have to repent. Should it be otherwise, abandon thou thy child for thy own happiness. Putting Duryodhana aside, do thou install the son of Pandu in the sovereignty, and let, O king, Ajatasatru, free from passion, rule the earth virtuously. All the kings of the earth, then, like Vaisyas, will, without delay, pay homage unto us. And, O king, let Duryodhana and Sakuni and Karna with alacrity wait upon the Pandavas. And let Dussasana, in open court, ask forgiveness of Bhimasena and of the daughter of Drupada also. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [3.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.5) sa vai dharmo vipraluptaḥ sabhāyāṃ pāpātmabhiḥ saubaleyapradhānaiḥ | āhūya kuntīsutamakṣavatyāṃ parājaiṣītsatyasaṃdhaṃ sutaste || 5 || ### [3.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.6) etasya te duṣpraṇītasya rājañśeṣasyāhaṃ paripaśyāmyupāyam | yathā putrastava kauravya pāpānmukto loke pratitiṣṭheta sādhu || 6 || ### [3.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.7) tadvai sarvaṃ pāṇḍuputrā labhantāṃ yattadrājannatisṛṣṭaṃ tvayāsīt | eṣa dharmaḥ paramo yatsvakena rājā tuṣyenna parasveṣu gṛdhyet || 7 || ### [3.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.8) etatkāryaṃ tava sarvapradhānaṃ teṣāṃ tuṣṭiḥ śakuneścāvamānaḥ | evaṃ śeṣaṃ yadi putreṣu te syādetadrājaṃstvaramāṇaḥ kuruṣva || 8 || ### [3.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.9) athaitadevaṃ na karoṣi rājandhruvaṃ kurūṇāṃ bhavitā vināśaḥ | na hi kruddho bhīmaseno'rjuno vā śeṣaṃ kuryācchātravāṇāmanīke || 9 || ### [3.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.10) yeṣāṃ yoddhā savyasācī kṛtāstro dhanuryeṣāṃ gāṇḍivaṃ lokasāram | yeṣāṃ bhīmo bāhuśālī ca yoddhā teṣāṃ loke kiṃ nu na prāpyamasti || 10 || ### [3.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.11) uktaṃ pūrvaṃ jātamātre sute te mayā yatte hitamāsīttadānīm | putraṃ tyajemamahitaṃ kulasyetyetadrājanna ca tattvaṃ cakartha | idānīṃ te hitamuktaṃ na cettvaṃ kartāsi rājanparitaptāsi paścāt || 11 || ### [3.5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.12) yadyetadevamanumantā sutaste saṃprīyamāṇaḥ pāṇḍavairekarājyam | tāpo na te vai bhavitā prītiyogāttvaṃ cenna gṛhṇāsi sutaṃ sahāyaiḥ | athāparo bhavati hi taṃ nigṛhya pāṇḍoḥ putraṃ prakuruṣvādhipatye || 12 || ### [3.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.13) ajātaśatrurhi vimuktarāgo dharmeṇemāṃ pṛthivīṃ śāstu rājan | tato rājanpārthivāḥ sarva eva vaiśyā ivāsmānupatiṣṭhantu sadyaḥ || 13 || ### [3.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.14) duryodhanaḥ śakuniḥ sūtaputraḥ prītyā rājanpāṇḍuputrānbhajantām | duḥśāsano yācatu bhīmasenaṃ sabhāmadhye drupadasyātmajāṃ ca || 14 || ### [3.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.15) yudhiṣṭhiraṃ tvaṃ parisāntvayasva rājye cainaṃ sthāpayasvābhipūjya | tvayā pṛṣṭaḥ kimahamanyadvadeyametatkṛtvā kṛtakṛtyo'si rājan || 15 || > \[paragraph continues\] And do thou pacify Yudhishthira by placing him on the throne with every mark of respect. Asked by thee, what else can I counsel thee to do? By doing this, O monarch, thou wouldst do what was proper.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [3.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.16) dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca | etadvākyaṃ vidura yatte sabhāyāmiha proktaṃ pāṇḍavānprāpya māṃ ca | hitaṃ teṣāmahitaṃ māmakānāmetatsarvaṃ mama nopaiti cetaḥ || 16 || > 'Dhritarashtra said, 'These words, O Vidura, then thou hast spoken in this assembly, with reference to the Pandavas and myself, are for their good but not for ours. My mind doth not approve them. How hast thou settled all this in thy mind now? When thou hast spoken all this on behalf of the Pandavas, I perceive that thou art not friendly to me. How can I abandon my son for the sake of the sons of Pandu? Doubtless they are my sons, but Duryodhana is sprung from my body. Who then, speaking with impartiality, will ever counsel me to renounce my own body for the sake of others? O Vidura, all that thou sayest is crooked, although I hold thee in high esteem. Stay or go as thou likest. However much may she be humoured, an unchaste will forsaketh her husband.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [3.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.17) idaṃ tvidānīṃ kuta eva niścitaṃ teṣāmarthe pāṇḍavānāṃ yadāttha | tenādya manye nāsi hito mameti kathaṃ hi putraṃ pāṇḍavārthe tyajeyam || 17 || ### [3.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.18) asaṃśayaṃ te'pi mamaiva putrā duryodhanastu mama dehātprasūtaḥ | svaṃ vai dehaṃ parahetostyajeti ko nu brūyātsamatāmanvavekṣan || 18 || ### [3.5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.19) sa mā jihmaṃ vidura sarvaṃ bravīṣi mānaṃ ca te'hamadhikaṃ dhārayāmi | yathecchakaṃ gaccha vā tiṣṭha vā tvaṃ susāntvyamānāpyasatī strī jahāti || 19 || ### [3.5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5.20) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | etāvaduktvā dhṛtarāṣṭro'nvapadyadantarveśma sahasotthāya rājan | nedamastītyatha viduro bhāṣamāṇaḥ saṃprādravadyatra pārthā babhūvuḥ || 20 || > "Vaisampayana said, O king, saying this Dhritarashtra rose suddenly and went into the inner apartments. And Vidura, saying 'This race is doomed' went away to where the sons of Pritha were.'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.4.1) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.3.4.1) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.3.4.1) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.4.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.5) · Pramāṇa