|| iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi prajāgaraparvaṇi
viduravākye saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ ||
vidura uvāca |
saptadaśemānrājendra manuḥ svāyambhuvo'bravīt |
vaicitravīrya puruṣānākāśaṃ muṣṭibhirghnataḥ || 1||
tānevindrasya hi dhanuranāmyaṃ namato'bravīt |
atho marīcinaḥ pādānanāmyānnamatastathā || 2||
yaścāśiṣyaṃ śāsati yaś ca kupyate
yaścātivelaṃ bhajate dviṣantam |
striyaśca yo'rakṣati bhadramastu te
yaścāyācyaṃ yācati yaś ca katthate || 3||
yaścābhijātaḥ prakarotyakāryaṃ
yaścābalo balinā nityavairī |
aśraddadhānāya ca yo bravīti
yaścākāmyaṃ kāmayate narendra || 4||
vadhvā hāsaṃ śvaśuro yaś ca manyate
vadhvā vasannuta yo mānakāmaḥ |
parakṣetre nirvapati yaśca bījaṃ
striyaṃ ca yaḥ parivadate'tivelam || 5||
yaścaiva labdhvā na smarāmītyuvāca
dattvā ca yaḥ katthati yācyamānaḥ |
yaścāsataḥ sāntvamupāsatīha
ete'nuyāntyanilaṃ pāśahastāḥ || 6||
yasminyathā vartate yo manuṣyas
tasmiṃstathā vartitavyaṃ sa dharmaḥ |
māyācāro māyayā vartitavyaḥ
sādhvācāraḥ sādhunā pratyudeyaḥ || 7||
dhṛtarāṣṭra uvāca |
śatāyuruktaḥ puruṣaḥ sarvavedeṣu vai yadā |
nāpnotyatha ca tatsarvamāyuḥ keneha hetunā || 8||
vidura uvāca |
ativādo'timānaśca tathātyāgo narādhipaḥ |
krodhaścātivivitsā ca mitradrohaśca tāni ṣaṭ || 9||
eta evāsayastīkṣṇāḥ kṛntantyāyūṃṣi dehinām |
etāni mānavānghnanti na mṛtyurbhadramastu te || 10||
viśvastasyaiti yo dārānyaścāpi guru takpagaḥ |
vṛṣalī patirdvijo yaśca pānapaścaiva bhārata || 11||
śaraṇāgatahā caiva sarve brahmahaṇaiḥ samāḥ |
etaiḥ sametya kartavyaṃ prāyaścittamiti śrutiḥ || 12||
gṛhī vadānyo'napaviddha vākyaḥ
śeṣānna bhokāpyavihiṃsakaś ca |
nānarthakṛttyaktakaliḥ kṛtajñaḥ
satyo mṛduḥ svargamupaiti vidvān || 13||
sulabhāḥ puruṣā rājansatataṃ priyavādinaḥ |
apriyasya tu pathyasya vaktā śrotā ca durlabhaḥ || 14||
yo hi dharmaṃ vyapāśritya hitvā bhartuḥ priyāpriye |
apriyāṇyāha pathyāni tena rājā sahāyavān || 15||
tyajetkulārthe puruṣaṃ grāmasyārthe kulaṃ tyajet |
grāmaṃ janapadasyārthe ātmārthe pṛthivīṃ tyajet || 16||
āpadarthaṃ dhanaṃ rakṣeddārānrakṣeddhanairapi |
ātmānaṃ satataṃ rakṣeddārairapi dhanairapi || 17||
uktaṃ mayā dyūtakāle'pi rājan
naivaṃ yuktaṃ vacanaṃ prātipīya |
tadauṣadhaṃ pathyamivāturasya
na rocate tava vaicitra vīrya || 18||
kākairimāṃścitrabarhānmayūrān
parājaiṣṭhāḥ pāṇḍavāndhārtarāṣṭraiḥ |
hitvā siṃhānkroṣṭu kāngūhamānaḥ
prāpte kāle śocitā tvaṃ narendra || 19||
yastāta na krudhyati sarvakālaṃ
bhṛtyasya bhaktasya hite ratasya |
tasminbhṛtyā bhartari viśvasanti
na cainamāpatsu parityajanti || 20||
na bhṛtyānāṃ vṛtti saṃrodhanena
bāhyaṃ janaṃ sañjighṛkṣedapūrvam |
tyajanti hyenamucitāvaruddhāḥ
snigdhā hyamātyāḥ parihīnabhogāḥ || 21||
kṛtyāni pūrvaṃ parisaṅkhyāya sarvāṇy
āyavyayāvanurūpāṃ ca vṛttim |
saṅgṛhṇīyādanurūpānsahāyān
sahāyasādhyāni hi duṣkarāṇi || 22||
abhiprāyaṃ yo viditvā tu bhartuḥ
sarvāṇi kāryāṇi karotyatandrīḥ |
vaktā hitānāmanurakta āryaḥ
śaktijña ātmeva hi so'nukampyaḥ || 23||
vākyaṃ tu yo nādriyate'nuśiṣṭaḥ
pratyāha yaścāpi niyujyamānaḥ |
prajñābhimānī pratikūlavādī
tyājyaḥ sa tādṛktvarayaiva bhṛtyaḥ || 24||
astabdhamaklībamadīrghasūtraṃ
sānukrośaṃ ślakṣṇamahāryamanyaiḥ |
aroga jātīyamudāravākyaṃ
dūtaṃ vadantyaṣṭa guṇopapannam || 25||
na viśvāsājjātu parasya gehaṃ
gacchennaraścetayāno vikāle |
na catvare niśi tiṣṭhennigūḍho
na rājanyāṃ yoṣitaṃ prārthayīta || 26||
na nihnavaṃ satra gatasya gacchet
saṃsṛṣṭa mantrasya kusaṅgatasya |
na ca brūyānnāśvasāmi tvayīti
sa kāraṇaṃ vyapadeśaṃ tu kuryāt || 27||
ghṛṇī rājā puṃścalī rājabhṛtyaḥ
putro bhrātā vidhavā bāla putrā |
senā jīvī coddhṛta bhakta eva
vyavahāre vai varjanīyāḥ syurete || 28||
guṇā daśa snānaśīlaṃ bhajante
balaṃ rūpaṃ svaravarṇapraśuddhiḥ |
sparśaśca gandhaśca viśuddhatā ca
śrīḥ saukumāryaṃ pravarāśca nāryaḥ || 29||
guṇāśca ṣaṇmitabhuktaṃ bhajante
ārogyamāyuśca sukhaṃ balaṃ ca |
anāvilaṃ cāsya bhavedapatyaṃ
na cainamādyūna iti kṣipanti || 30||
akarma śīlaṃ ca mahāśanaṃ ca
lokadviṣṭaṃ bahu māyaṃ nṛśaṃsam |
adeśakālajñamaniṣṭa veṣam
etāngṛhe na prativāsayīta || 31||
kadaryamākrośakamaśrutaṃ ca
varāka sambhūtamamānya māninam |
niṣṭhūriṇaṃ kṛtavairaṃ kṛtaghnam
etānbhṛtārto'pi na jātu yācet || 32||
saṅkliṣṭakarmāṇamatipravādaṃ
nityānṛtaṃ cādṛḍha bhaktikaṃ ca |
vikṛṣṭarāgaṃ bahumāninaṃ cāpy
etānna seveta narādhamānṣaṭ || 33||
sahāyabandhanā hyarthāḥ sahāyāścārthabandhanāḥ |
anyonyabandhanāvetau vinānyonyaṃ na sidhyataḥ || 34||
utpādya putrānanṛṇāṃśca kṛtvā
vṛttiṃ ca tebhyo'nuvidhāya kāṃ cit |
sthāne kumārīḥ pratipādya sarvā
araṇyasaṃstho munivadbubhūṣet || 35||
hitaṃ yatsarvabhūtānāmātmanaśca sukhāvaham |
tatkuryādīśvaro hyetanmūlaṃ dharmārthasiddhaye || 36||
buddhiḥ prabhāvastejaśca sattvamutthānameva ca |
vyavasāyaśca yasya syāttasyāvṛtti bhayaṃ kutaḥ || 37||
paśya doṣānpāṇḍavairvigrahe tvaṃ
yatra vyatherannapi devāḥ sa śakrāḥ |
putrairvairaṃ nityamudvignavāso
yaśaḥ praṇāśo dviṣatāṃ ca harṣaḥ || 38||
bhīṣmasya kopastava cendra kalpa
droṇasya rājñaśca yudhiṣṭhirasya |
utsādayellokamimaṃ pravṛddhaḥ
śveto grahastiryagivāpatankhe || 39||
tava putraśataṃ caiva karṇaḥ pañca ca pāṇḍavāḥ |
pṛthivīmanuśāseyurakhilāṃ sāgarāmbarām || 40||
dhārtarāṣṭrā vanaṃ rājanvyāghrāḥ pāṇḍusutā matāḥ |
mā vanaṃ chindhi sa vyāghraṃ mā vyāghrānnīnaśo vanāt || 41||
na syādvanamṛte vyāghrānvyāghrā na syurṛte vanam |
vanaṃ hi rakṣyate vyāghrairvyāghrānrakṣati kānanam || 42||
na tathecchantyakalyāṇāḥ pareṣāṃ vedituṃ guṇān |
yathaiṣāṃ jñātumicchanti nairguṇyaṃ pāpacetasaḥ || 43||
arthasiddhiṃ parāmicchandharmamevāditaś caret |
na hi dharmādapaityarthaḥ svargalokādivāmṛtam || 44||
yasyātmā virataḥ pāpātkalyāṇe ca niveśitaḥ |
tena sarvamidaṃ buddhaṃ prakṛtirvikṛtirśca yā || 45||
yo dharmamarthaṃ kāmaṃ ca yathākālaṃ niṣevate |
dharmārthakāmasaṃyogaṃ yo'mutreha ca vindati || 46||
sanniyacchati yo vegamutthitaṃ krodhaharṣayoḥ |
sa śriyo bhājanaṃ rājanyaścāpatsu na muhyati || 47||
balaṃ pañca vidhaṃ nityaṃ puruṣāṇāṃ nibodha me |
yattu bāhubalaṃ nāma kaniṣṭhaṃ balamucyate || 48||
amātyalābho bhadraṃ te dvitīyaṃ balamucyate |
dhanalābhastṛtīyaṃ tu balamāhurjigīṣavaḥ || 49||
yattvasya sahajaṃ rājanpitṛpaitāmahaṃ balam |
abhijāta balaṃ nāma taccaturthaṃ balaṃ smṛtam || 50||
yena tvetāni sarvāṇi saṅgṛhītāni bhārata |
yadbalānāṃ balaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ tatprajñā balamucyate || 51||
mahate yo'pakārāya narasya prabhavennaraḥ |
tena vairaṃ samāsajya dūrastho'smīti nāśvaset || 52||
strīṣu rājasu sarpeṣu svādhyāye śatruseviṣu |
bhoge cāyuṣi viśvāsaṃ kaḥ prājñaḥ kartumarhati || 53||
prajñā śareṇābhihatasya jantoś
cikitsakāḥ santi na cauṣadhāni |
na homamantrā na ca maṅgalāni
nātharvaṇā nāpyagadāḥ susiddhāḥ || 54||
sarpaścāgniśca siṃhaśca kulaputraśca bhārata |
nāvajñeyā manuṣyeṇa sarve te hyatitejasaḥ || 55||
agnistejo mahalloke gūḍhastiṣṭhati dāruṣu |
na copayuṅkte taddāru yāvanno dīpyate paraiḥ || 56||
sa eva khalu dārubhyo yadā nirmathya dīpyate |
tadā tacca vanaṃ cānyannirdahatyāśu tejasā || 57||
evameva kule jātāḥ pāvakopama tejasaḥ |
kṣamāvanto nirākārāḥ kāṣṭhe'gniriva śerate || 58||
latā dharmā tvaṃ saputraḥ śālāḥ pāṇḍusutā matāḥ |
na latā vardhate jātu mahādrumamanāśritā || 59||
vanaṃ rājaṃstvaṃ saputro'mbikeya
siṃhānvane pāṇḍavāṃstāta viddhi |
siṃhairvihīnaṃ hi vanaṃ vinaśyet
siṃhā vinaśyeyurṛte vanena || 60||
|| iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi prajāgaraparvaṇi
viduravākye saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 37||