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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.20.3
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 3
- dvaipāyanād anavaro
- mahitve tasya dehajaḥ
- sarvātmanā śritaḥ kṛṣṇaṁ
- tat-parāṁś cāpy anuvrataḥ
dvaipāyanātfrom Vyāsadeva — from Vyāsadeva; anavaraḥin no way inferior — in no way inferior; mahitvein greatness — in greatness; tasyahis (Vyāsa's) — his (Vyāsa's); dehaborn of his body-jaḥborn of his body — born of his body; sarvawith all his heart-ātmanāwith all his heart — with all his heart; śritaḥtook shelter — took shelter; kṛṣṇamLord Kṛṣṇa — Lord Kṛṣṇa; tatthose devoted to Him-parānthose devoted to Him — those devoted to Him; caand — and; apialso — also; anuvrataḥfollowed — followed.
Vidura was born from the body of Veda-vyāsa and was not less than he. Thus he accepted the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa wholeheartedly and was attached to His devotees.
The history of Vidura is that he was born of a śūdra mother, but his seminal father was Vyāsadeva; thus he was not less than Vyāsadeva in any respect. Since he was born of a great father, who was supposed to be an incarnation of Nārāyaṇa and who composed all the Vedic literatures, Vidura was also a great personality. He accepted Kṛṣṇa as his worshipable Lord and followed His instructions wholeheartedly.