Text 14
kañcit kālam athāvātsīt
sat-kṛto devavat sukham
bhrātur jyeṣṭhasya śreyas-kṛt
sarveṣāṁ sukham āvahan
kañcit—por unos pocos días; kālam—tiempo; atha—así pues; avātsīt—residió; sat-kṛtaḥ—siendo bien tratado; deva-vat—tal como una personalidad divina; sukham—amenidades; bhrātuḥ—del hermano; jyeṣṭhasya—del mayor; śreyaḥ-kṛt—para hacerle el bien a él; sarveṣām—todos los demás; sukham—felicidad; āvahan—hizo posible.
Así pues, Mahātmā Vidura, siendo tratado por sus parientes tal como una persona divina, permaneció allí por un cierto período de tiempo, solo para corregir la mentalidad de su hermano mayor y de ese modo darles felicidad a todos los demás.
SIGNIFICADO: Personas santas tales como Vidura deben ser tratadas tan bien como un ciudadano del cielo. En esos días, los ciudadanos de los planetas celestiales solían visitar hogares como el de Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, y a veces personas tales como Arjuna, y otros, solían visitar planetas superiores. Nārada es un cosmonauta que puede viajar sin restricciones, no solo dentro de los universos materiales, sino también en los universos espirituales. Hasta Nārada solía visitar el palacio de Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, y ni qué hablar de otros semidioses celestiales. Es únicamente la cultura espiritual de la gente en cuestión lo que hace posible los viajes interplanetarios, incluso con el cuerpo actual. Por consiguiente, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira recibió a Vidura de la misma manera en que se recibe a los semidioses.
Mahātmā Vidura had already adopted the renounced order of life, and therefore he did not return to his paternal palace to enjoy some material comforts. He accepted out of his own mercy what was offered to him by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, but the purpose of living in the palace was to deliver his elder brother, Dhṛtarāṣṭra, who was too much materially attached. Dhṛtarāṣṭra lost all his state and descendants in the fight with Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, and still, due to his sense of helplessness, he did not feel ashamed to accept the charity and hospitality of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira. On the part of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, it was quite in order to maintain his uncle in a befitting manner, but acceptance of such magnanimous hospitality by Dhṛtarāṣṭra was not at all desirable. He accepted it because he thought that there was no alternative. Vidura particularly came to enlighten Dhṛtarāṣṭra and to give him a lift to the higher status of spiritual cognition. It is the duty of enlightened souls to deliver the fallen ones, and Vidura came for that reason. But talks of spiritual enlightenment are so refreshing that while instructing Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Vidura attracted the attention of all the members of the family, and all of them took pleasure in hearing him patiently. This is the way of spiritual realization. The message should be heard attentively, and if spoken by a realized soul, it will act on the dormant heart of the conditioned soul. And by continuously hearing, one can attain the perfect stage of self-realization.