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“O Maharaja, you are unable to sleep peacefully and this is a surprise to me. According to scriptures sleep is scarcity to people who are weak and have enmity with powerful people or those who have looted other people’s wealth or people with lust and greed. But as far my knowledge goes you fall in neither of the category. My feel is that you have lost peace.
Dhritarashtra replied, “Vidura please enlighten me about what the scripture has to tell about Dharma.”
Vidura continued, “Maharaja! Yudhishthira, your brother Pandu’s son was a person of righteousness. Though he has strength and power to regain his kingdom, he never went beyond your word as he considered you as his father. But it was unfortunate that you immersed in the love for your children sent them to the forest. Look, O king now you are in a position where you cannot give them back their kingdom. Your sons have grabbed it for good and this has made you lose your peace and sleep.
“O Maharaja, a righteous person is one who follows path of Dharma and it is hard to find one. A righteous person knows worldly aspiration but has no thought on resultant fruit but does his duty, does no over react to events, does not desire unrealistic profits, is not regretful for things he has lost, has strength to meet any difficulties, completes the deed without leaving the work unfinished, he is not lazy, but has control over his senses. His heart is crystal clear. He is guided by his knowledge. Without knowledge even a powerful person is acts as an idiot.
“O Maharaja! A person must not eat food alone; he has to share with others likewise when he is a dilemma in regard to Dharma he must not take decisions on his own but has to consult elders, as they will have experience and in a position to guide him. Although people who preach and never practice, who frequently change their decisions, who keep on praising others for their own benefit should not be consulted.
A King who gets angry and frustrated with small issues, who is not caring to his subjects and people around him, who is stingy with his workers and who does not recognize hard working people and doesn't gift them, is not fit to rule.
The King has to collect taxes in an extremely gentle way just as a garland-maker plucks flower from the plant without harming the plant; he must not be like a coal-maker who cuts the tree and completely burns it.
There are many people who can talk sweet but it is important to listen to people who talk sense. It is beneficial words that are better than pleasant words. It is difficult to find a person who talks beneficial words; even if we find one no one is willing to listen to his words. A person who does not care if his words are bitter but is telling truth is better than a person who uses sugar coated lie.
Duryodhana was reluctant to heed the advice of Lord Krishna who had come as an ambassador to make a final bit to avoid the war, hence Kurukshetra war became inevitable. Duryodhana’s father the blind King Dhritarashtra out of the love for his sons failed to advice them about the consequences of the war. He was in a dicey situation and was obviously disturbed. He could not sleep so he called for Vidura, his able minister and requested him to tell him something that could soothe his heart.
Vidura believed to be the incarnation of Dharma, started talking to King Dhritarashtra thus:
“O Maharaja, you are unable to sleep peacefully and this is a surprise to me. According to scriptures sleep is scarcity to people who are weak and have enmity with powerful people or those who have looted other people’s wealth or people with lust and greed. But as far my knowledge goes you fall in neither of the category. My feel is that you have lost peace.
Dhritarashtra replied, “Vidura please enlighten me about what the scripture has to tell about Dharma.”
Vidura continued, “Maharaja! Yudhishthira, your brother Pandu’s son was a person of righteousness. Though he has strength and power to regain his kingdom, he never went beyond your word as he considered you as his father. But it was unfortunate that you immersed in the love for your children sent them to the forest. Look, O king now you are in a position where you cannot give them back their kingdom. Your sons have grabbed it for good and this has made you lose your peace and sleep.
“O Maharaja, a righteous person is one who follows path of Dharma and it is hard to find one. A righteous person knows worldly aspiration but has no thought on resultant fruit but does his duty, does no over react to events, does not desire unrealistic profits, is not regretful for things he has lost, has strength to meet any difficulties, completes the deed without leaving the work unfinished, he is not lazy, but has control over his senses. His heart is crystal clear. He is guided by his knowledge. Without knowledge even a powerful person is acts as an idiot.
“O Maharaja! A person must not eat food alone; he has to share with others likewise when he is a dilemma in regard to Dharma he must not take decisions on his own but has to consult elders, as they will have experience and in a position to guide him. Although people who preach and never practice, who frequently change their decisions, who keep on praising others for their own benefit should not be consulted.
A King who gets angry and frustrated with small issues, who is not caring to his subjects and people around him, who is stingy with his workers and who does not recognize hard working people and doesn't gift them, is not fit to rule.
The King has to collect taxes in an extremely gentle way just as a garland-maker plucks flower from the plant without harming the plant; he must not be like a coal-maker who cuts the tree and completely burns it.
There are many people who can talk sweet but it is important to listen to people who talk sense. It is beneficial words that are better than pleasant words. It is difficult to find a person who talks beneficial words; even if we find one no one is willing to listen to his words. A person who does not care if his words are bitter but is telling truth is better than a person who uses sugar coated lie.
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