Text 4]
Conversation Between Maitreya and Vidura
757
honored is a place unfit for human habitation. A devotee may be tolerant regarding his own interests, but he should not be tolerant when there is misbehavior towards the Lord or the Lord's devotee. Here the word  aghavān  is very significant, for it indicates that the Kauravas, Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons, lost the war because of being sinful in disobeying the instructions of Kṛṣṇa.
TEXT 3
द्वैपायनादनवरो महित्वे तस्य देहजः । सर्वात्मनाश्रितः कृष्णं तत्परांश्चाप्यनुव्रतः ॥ ३ ॥
dvaipāyanād anavaro mahitve tasya dehajaḥ sarvātmanā śritaḥ kṛṣṇaṁ tatparāṁś cāpy anuvrataḥ
dvaipāyanāt—from Vyāsadeva; anavaraḥ—in no way inferior; mahitve—in greatness; tasya—his (Vyāsa's); dehajaḥ—born of his body; sarva-ātmanā—with all his heart; śritaḥ—took shelter; kṛṣṇam—Lord Kṛṣṇa; tat-parān—those devoted to Him; ca—and; api—also; anuvrataḥ—followed.
TRANSLATION
Vidura was born from the body of Vedavyāsa, and he was not less than him. Thus he accepted the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa wholeheartedly and was attached to His devotees.
PURPORT
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.
TEXT 4
किमन्वपृच्छन्मैत्रेयं विरजास्तीर्थसेवया । उपगम्य कुशावतं आसीनं तत्त्ववित्तमम् ॥ ४ ॥