### SB 3.1.10

> यदोपहूतो भवनं प्रविष्टो मन्त्राय पृष्टः किल पूर्वजेन ।\
> अथाह तन्मन्त्रदृशां वरीयान्यन्मन्त्रिणो वैदुरिकं वदन्ति ॥१०॥

> yadopahūto bhavanaṁ praviṣṭo\
> mantrāya pṛṣṭaḥ kila pūrvajena\
> athāha tan mantra-dṛśāṁ varīyān\
> yan mantriṇo vaidurikaṁ vadanti

*yadā*—when; *upahūtaḥ*—was called by; *bhavanam*—the palace; *praviṣṭaḥ*—entered; *mantrāya*—for consultation; *pṛṣṭaḥ*—asked by; *kila*—of course; *pūrvajena*—by the elder brother; *atha*—thus; *āha*—said; *tat*—that; *mantra*—advice; *dṛśām*—just suitable; *varīyān*—excellent; *yat*—that which; *mantriṇaḥ*—the ministers of state, or expert politicians; *vaidurikam*—instructions by Vidura; *vadanti*—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, Paṇḍit Cāṇakya is considered the authority in good counsel both in political and moral instructions.