Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 3 - Chapter 1 - Verse 10


Sanskrit:

यदोपहूतो भवनं प्रविष्टोमन्त्राय पृष्ट: किल पूर्वजेन ।अथाह तन्मन्त्रद‍ृशां वरीयान्यन्मन्त्रिणो वैदुरिकं वदन्ति ॥ १० ॥

ITRANS:

yadopahūto bhavanaṁ praviṣṭomantrāya pṛṣṭaḥ kila pūrvajenaathāha tan mantra-dṛśāṁ varīyānyan mantriṇo vaidurikaṁ vadanti

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.