Text 14] Dhrtarastra Quits Home 677
nanv apriyam durvisaham
nam svayam upasthitam
navedayat sakaruno
duhkhitan drastum aksamah
nanu—as a matter of fact; apriyam—unpalatable; durvisaham—unbear-
able; nmam—of humankind; svayam—in its own way; upasthitam—
appearance; na—did not; avedayat—expressed; sakarunah—compassionate;
duhkhitan— distressed; drastum—to see; aksamah—unable.
TRANSLATION
Compassionate Mahatma Vidura could not stand to see the Pandavas
distressed at any time. Therefore he did not disclose this unpalatable and
unbearable incidence because calamities come of their own accord.
PURPORT
According to Niti-sastra (civic laws) one should not speak an unpalatable
truth to cause distress to others. Distress comes upon us in its own way by
the laws of nature, so one should not aggravate it by propaganda. For a
compassionate soul like Vidura, especially in his dealings with the beloved
Pandavas, it was almost impossible to disclose an unpalatable piece of news
like the annihilation of the Yadu dynasty. Therefore purposely he refrained
from it.
TEXT 14
BPA AEN IAAT |
“we
ATA ATG TAA lz vll
kaficit kalam athavatsit
satkrto devavat sukham
bhratur jyesthasya sreyas-krt
sarvesam sukham avahan
kaficit—for a few days; kalam—time; atha—thus; avatsit—resided;
satkrtah—being well treated; devavat—just like a godly personality; sukham
—amenities; bhratuh—of the brother; jyesthasya—of the elder; sreyaskrt—
for doing good to him; sarvesam—all others; sukham—happiness; avahan—
made it possible.
