The
messages given by Vidura to Dhrutharaashtra is known as Viduropadesha, which is the part of
Mahabharatha, the great epic of Bharath.
Few of viduropadesha is listed as under
1. A scholar/ manager
should have spiritual knowledge,
devotion towards work, patience , endurance, moral strength.
2. He should use the moral strength for protecting dharmic
values; devotion towards work should be used for earning money and controlling luxurious expectations and
the spiritual knowledge should be used for detachment.
3. The scholar should follow dharma and never practice adharma.
4. He should have faith in god and concentration towards work.
5. He should not
get angry nor get excited / nor
show the ego /nor be childish. He should
not be a spent thrift and should not
think ‘I am great and respectable’.
6. Should take other’s advise/ opinion before undertaking /doing a work.
7. He should not disclose everything about a work before it
is completed.
8. Heat, cold, fear,
happiness, unhappiness, luxury, poverty, etc., should not affect him positively or negatively.
9. He should not
focus too much on the negatives or positives.
10. He should focus
mainly on the work (Karma) / mission only.
11. A
scholar/manager should use his
wisdom for dharmic mission and also
for prosperity in a dharmic way.
12. He should get
away/ relieved from a luxurious / extravaganza
in his life.
13. Expect what he deserves
and whole heartedly work to
achieve the goal (expectations).
14. Never ignore
anything nor consider as silly; take seriously the work.
15. Try to listen as much as possible from all sources
16. Try to learn quickly and
systematically
17. Never start any work without a deep understanding
about the work.
18. Never interfere
with others work without his consent.
19. Never talk in between without the consent of the
speaker.
20. Never expect
which you will not get; never feel sad on what you lost for ever and
keep stability during crisis.
21. A manager should use powerful and attractive words
during discussions
22. He should be in a position to convince others easily.
23. His words should reflect his wisdom and should be capable for interpreting the rules
positively.
24. He should become a model for others in words and deeds.
25. His knowledge +
experience + wisdom + action should work
complementary to each other
26. His
qualification, method of action and attitudes should also compliment each other.
27. He should never become crazy for money but should
earn that through hard work.
28. Never give up any mission undertaken without completing
it, however difficult may that be.
29. Never interfere
with other’s work if it does not come under your purview . Treat the
friends with the same dignity they show
to you and never be over polite to those who do not respect / love you and never
give up any good friends
30. Do not show affection / love to those who do not reciprocate and never try to
fight with strong and powerful people.
32. Never try to
impress by showing that an enemy is your
friend
33. Never ill treat
your good friends and never do bad against them / others.
34. Never try to project yourself, never doubt others (for
everything).
35. Do the work undertaken within specific time limit
36. Respect the parents and forefathers, keep faith in the
divine power and also try to make good
friends.
37. Never enter into a house without invitation, never try
to answer to a question without asking and never try to put trust on those who are
not trustworthy.
38. Criticizing others for doing something and doing the same thing by self is foolishness.
39. Knowing well that
self is incapable of doing
something and then getting angry on
others is foolishness.
40. Without knowing our own limitations and without
doing any work / strain, trying
to grab wealth of others is foolish.
41. Never advise those who do not deserve/ seek your guidance.
41. Expect nothing from a
miser and from a useless fellow.
42. Try to follow the footsteps of highly educated,
hardworking man who makes money in a
dharmic way.
43. Share the food and money with others for making
friendship.
44. Remember that many people do heinous work and others suffer.
45. Many a times
those who create problems escape
from the punishment.
46. The arrow shot
from a bow may or may not kill but the
intellectual power shot from an
intelligent man can even uproot a
nation.
47. A poison and an
arrow may kill only to whom it was given/shot,
the advise of a manager can
destroy the whole system, including the
manager himself.
48. Never eat tasty food alone, never analyze a serious matter alone, never go for
a long tour alone, never walk away from
a group of people sleeping together.
49. For Ship is needed for crossing the ocean similarly truth is needed for
solving the problems.
50. Only one criticism / blame may have to be faced
by a manager having good
patience. That is ‘the manager is a
coward’’ he will not have to face any other blame because patience
is a great quality
which attracts many
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