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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.1.10
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 10
- yadopahūto bhavanaṁ praviṣṭo
- mantrāya pṛṣṭaḥ kila pūrvajena
- athāha tan mantra-dṛśāṁ varīyān
- yan mantriṇo vaidurikaṁ vadanti
yadāwhen — when; upahūtaḥwas called by — was called by; bhavanamthe palace — the palace; praviṣṭaḥentered — entered; mantrāyafor consultation — for consultation; pṛṣṭaḥasked by — asked by; kilaof course — of course; pūrvajenaby the elder brother — by the elder brother; athathus — thus; āhasaid — said; tatthat — that; mantraadvice — advice; dṛśāmjust suitable — just suitable; varīyānexcellent — excellent; yatthat which — that which; mantriṇaḥthe ministers of state, or expert politicians — the ministers of state, or expert politicians; vaidurikaminstructions by Vidura — instructions by Vidura; vadantido they say — do they say.
When Vidura was invited by his elder brother [Dhṛtarāṣṭra] for consultation, he entered the house and gave instructions which were exactly to the point. His advice is well known, and instructions by Vidura are approved by expert ministers of state.
Political suggestions by Vidura are known as expert, just as, in modern times, Paṇḍita Cāṇakya is considered the authority in good counsel in both political and moral instructions.