Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 3.1.10

yadopahūto bhavanaḿ praviṣṭo

mantrāya pṛṣṭaḥ kila pūrvajena

athāha tan mantra-dṛśāḿ varīyān

yan mantriṇo vaidurikaḿ vadanti

SYNONYMS

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.

TRANSLATION

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.

PURPORT

Political suggestions by Vidura are known as expert, just as, in modern times, Paṇḍita Cāṇakya is considered the authority in good counsel in both political and moral instructions.

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