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Questions by Vidura
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rājā   uvāca —the King said;  kutra —wherein;  kṣattuḥ —with Vidura;  bhagavatā —and with His Grace;  maitreyṇa —with Maitreya;  āsa —there was;  saṅgamaḥ —meeting;  kadā —when;  vā —also;  saha —with;  saṁvādaḥ —discussion;  etat —this;  varṇaya —describe;  naḥ —unto me;  prabho —O my lord.
TRANSLATION
The King asked Śukadeva Gosvāmī: Where and when did the meeting and discussion take place between Saint Vidura and His Grace Maitreya Muni? Kindly oblige, my lord, and describe this to us.
PURPORT
Exactly as Śaunaka Rṣi inquired of Sūta Gosvāmī and Sūta Gosvāmī replied, so Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī replied to King Parīkṣit's inquiries. The King was very anxious to understand the meaningful discussion that took place between the two great souls.
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न ह्यस्यार्थोदयस्तस्य विदुरस्यामलात्मनः । तस्मिन् वरीयसि प्रश्नः साधुवादोपबृंहितः ॥ ४ ॥
na hy alpārthodayas tasya vidurasyāmalātmanaḥ tasmin varīyasi praśnaḥ sādhu-vādopabṛṁhitaḥ
na —never;  hi —certainly;  alpa-artha —small (unimportant) purpose;  udayaḥ —raised;  tasya —his;  vidurasya —of Vidura;  amala-ātmanaḥ —of the saintly man;  tasmin —in that;  varīyasi —highly purposeful;  praśnaḥ —question;  sādhu-vāda —things approved by saints and sages;  upabṛṁhitaḥ —full with.
TRANSLATION
Saint Vidura was a great and pure devotee of the Lord, and therefore his questions to His Grace Rṣi Maitreya must have been very purposeful, on the highest level, and approved by learned circles.
PURPORT
Questions and answers among different classes of men have different value. Inquiries by mercantile men in a business exchange cannot be