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Dhritarashtra spoke:
If there is anything you have not yet spoken, O Vidura, please tell me, as I am eager to listen, for you indeed speak of wonderful things.
Vidura spoke:
Sanatsujata, the eternal sage, told Dhritarashtra, "O Bharata, there is no such thing as death."
O great king, the best among all the wise, will reveal to you all the secrets and manifestations residing in the heart.
Dhritarashtra spoke:
Vidura, if there is any wisdom left in you, tell me what you do not know, which the eternal would say to me again.
Vidura spoke:
I was born in the womb of a Shudra and cannot say anything else. However, I am aware of the prince's eternal wisdom.
Indeed, one who has attained the Brahminical origin and speaks even of very secret things is not considered blameworthy by the gods; therefore, I convey this to you.
Dhritarashtra spoke:
Vidura, please tell me about that ancient and eternal knowledge. How can there be a meeting here with this body?
Vaiśampāyana spoke:
Vidura contemplated the sage with firm vows, and the sage, aware of Vidura's thoughts, revealed himself, O Bharata.
He accepted the offering according to the prescribed rituals. Then Vidura spoke to him, who was seated comfortably and had taken rest.
O Lord, there is a doubt in Dhritarashtra's mind that I cannot express. You should convey it to him.
Upon hearing this, the king transcends the dualities of pleasure and pain.
Just as old age and death do not affect a person, one should similarly endure gain and loss, the pleasant and unpleasant, fear and anger, hunger and thirst, all of which arise from pride.
Discontent and laziness, as well as desire and anger, lead to both decline and rise.
