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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 3, Ch. 1]
life, it was he only who proved to be his real friend. Such is the behavior of a Vaiṣṇava like Vidura: he desires all good, even for his enemies.
TEXT 42
सोऽहं हरेर्मर्त्यविडम्बनेन 
    द्यो नृणां चालयतो विधातुः। 
    नान्योपलक्ष्यः पदवीं प्रसादा- 
    चरामि पश्यन् गतविस्मयोऽत्र ॥४२॥
so 'ham harer martya-viḍambanena 
    dṛśo nṛṇām cālayato vidhātuḥ 
    nānyopalakṣyaḥ padavīm prasādāc 
    carāmi paśyan gata-vismayo 'tra
saḥ aham—therefore, I; hareḥ—of the Personality of Godhead; martya—in this mortal world; viḍambanena—without being recognized; dṛśaḥ—on sight; nṛṇām—of the people in general; cālayataḥ—bewildering; vidhātuḥ—in order to do it; na—not; anya—other; upalakṣyaḥ—seen by others; padavīm—glories; prasādāt—by the grace of; carāmi—do travel; paśyan—by seeing; gata-vismayaḥ—without doubt; atra—in this matter.
TRANSLATION
I am not astonished at this, having traveled over the world without being seen by others. The activities of the Personality of Godhead, which are like those of a man in this mortal world, are bewildering to others, but I know of His greatness by His grace, and thus I am happy in all respects.
PURPORT
Although he was the brother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Vidura was completely different. By the grace of Lord Kṛṣṇa, he was not as foolish as his brother, and thus his brother's association could not influence him. Dhṛtarāṣṭra and his materialistic sons wanted to falsely lord it over the world by dint of their own strength. The Lord encouraged them in this, and thus they became more and more bewildered. But Vidura wanted to achieve sincere devotional service of the Lord and therefore became a soul absolutely surrendered to the Absolute Personality of Godhead. He could realize this in the progress of his pilgrim's journey, and thus he was freed from all doubts. He was not at all sorry to be bereft of his hearth and home because he now had experience that dependence