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I posted 31 quotations from Vidura Niti in Mahabharata in May 2025 Calendar: Quotations from Vidura Neeti (Post.14,459)
Now there are 30 more quotes from the book are given below:
Festival days – November 8-Deepavali/Diwali; 9-Kethara Gowri Vrata; 10—Skanda Shasti Vrata begins; 15-Skanda Shasti/ Soora Samhara; 21-Tulsi Vivaha; 23- Sathya Sai Baba Birthday;24 -Kartikai Deepa Festival in Tiruvaanamalai and throughout South India.
Amavasyai/New moon day- 8; Purnima/Full moon day 24;
Ekadasi Fasting Days- 5 and 20.
Muhurta /Auspicious Days- November 11, 13,15,16, 22,29.
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November 1 Sunday
SATYENA RAKSHYATE DHARMO VIDDYA YOGENA RAKSHYATE ||
MRIJAYAA RAKSHYATE ROOPAM KULAM VRITTENA RAKSHYATE ||
(Satya (Truth) protects the Dharma (religion), Yoga protects the VIDDYA (knowledge), cleanliness protects the beauty and MORALITY (SADAACHAR) protects the Kula (generation).
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November 2 Monday
YA IIRSHUH PARVITTESHU ROOPE VIRYE KULAANVAYE ||
SUKHASAUBHAGYASATKAARE TASYA VYADHIRANANTAKAH ||
(One who envies others DHAN (wealth) ROOPA (beauty), PARAKRAMA (bravery), KULINTAA (nobility), SUKH (pleasures), SAUBHAGYA (good fortune),SAMMAAN (respect). This ailment of his is incurable)
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November 3 Tuesday
AADHYAANAAM MAANSAPARAMAM MADHYAANAAM GORASOTTARAM ||
TAILOTTARAM DARIDRAANAAM BHOJANAM BHARATARSHABHA ||
(The chief constituent of the food taken by the rich people, intoxicated by the power of their wealth is MAANSA (MEAT), the medium class people’s food mainly consists of GORASA (MILK) and the chief ingredients of the poor people’s food is TAILA (OIL))
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November 4 Wednesday
SANNIYACCHATI YO VEGAMUTTHITAM KRODHAHARSHAYOH ||
SA SHRIYO BHAAJANAM RAAJAN YASHCHAAPATSU NA MUHYATI ||
(O King, one who controls the forces of KRODHA (ANGER) AND JOY (HARSHA) and not lose his patience (DHAIRYA) even in the time of any calamity (AAPATTI), has the right of possessing wealth and fortune.
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November 5 Thursday
NA SVE SUKHE VAI KURUTE PRAHARSHAM ||
NAANYASYA DOOHKHE BHAVATI PRAHRISHTAH ||
DATTVA NA PASHCHAATKURUTENUTAAPAM SA KATHYATE ||
SATPURUSHARYASHEELAH ||
(One who does not become happy in his own happiness who does not
rejoice in others misery is called a moral man)
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November 6 Friday
BHAKSHAYOTTAMPRATICHCHHANNAM MATSYO VADISHAMAAYASHAM ||
LOBHABHIPAATEE GRASATE NAANUBANDHAMAVEKSHATE ||
YACHCHHAKYAM PRASITUM GRASYAM GRASTAM PARINAMECHCHA YAT ||
HITAM CHA PARINAAME YAT TADADDYAM BHOOTIMICHCHHATAA ||
(Just as a fish is lured by the bait without realizing the consequences of its action, in the same way man should eat only those kinds of food that are worth eating and which can be digested and also has a good effect on the body that is devouring food indiscriminately has bad effects on the body. He should not be like a fish otherwise he will meet the same fate)
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November 7 Saturday
CHIKEERSHITAM VIPRAKITAM CHA YASYA ||
NAANYE JANAAH KARMA JAANANTI KINCHIT ||
MANTRE GUPTE SAMYAGANUSHTHITE CHA ||
NAALPOPYASYA CHYAVATE KASCHIDARTHAH ||
(One who conceals his thoughts in his heart which are favourable to him and unfavourable to others that is he wants to accomplish some task and others do not want it to be accomplished and who maintain secrecy of his mantras, get their work accomplished without any hindrance)
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November 8 Sunday
PRAAPYAAPADAM NA VYATHATE ||
KADAACHIDUDDYOGAMANVICHCHHATI CHAAPRAMATTAH ||
DUKHAM CHA KAALE SAHATE MAHAATMA ||
DHURANDHARASTASYA JITAAH SAPATNAAH ||
(One who is not dejected in times of any calamity but tries to endeavour his way out of that calamity and who has the capacity to bear pain, no enemy can defeat him)
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November 9 Monday
PANCHENDRIYASHCHA MATYARSHCHA CHIDRAM CHEDEKAMINDRIYAM ||
TATOSYA SRAVATI PRAGGYA DRITAH PATTRADIVODAKAM ||
(Just as a hole in MASHAK (a leather water bag) results in a leakage of water, in the same way, if any of the five sensory organs become faulty, then the intelligence is affected)
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November 10 Tuesday
SHAD DOSHAH PURUSHENEH HAATAVYA BHUTIMICHCHHTAA ||
NIDRA TANDRA BHAYA KRODH AALASYAM DIIRGHASUUTRATAA ||
(Six faults must be abandoned, NIDRA (SLEEP), TANDRA (NAP), BHAYA (FEAR), KRODHA (ANGER), AALASYA (LAZINESS) and DIIRGHASUUTRATA (PROCRASTIANTION)
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November 11 Wednesday
SHADIMAAN PUROSHO JAHYAAD BHINNAN NAAVAMIVAARNAVE ||
APRAVAKTTAARAMAACHAARYAMANDHIYAANMRITVIJAM ||
ARAKSHITAAR RAAJAANAM BHAARYAAM CHAAPRIYAVAADINIIM ||
GRAAMAKAAMAM CHA GOPAALAM VANAKAAMAM CHA NAAPITAM ||
(One must abandon a non-preaching master (one who does not chant sacred mantras while doing oblations in the sacrificial fire (HOTA). A king who is not protective, a milkman who has a desire to live in the village that is he does not want to go out of the village to graze his cattle, an impetuous woman and a barber who has a desire to live in a forest, in the same way as a person abandons a sinking boat)
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November 12 Thursday
SHADAIVA TU GUNAA PUNSAA NA HAATAVYAH KADAACHAN ||
SATYA DAAN MANAALASYAM ANASUUYAA KSHAMAA DHRITIH ||
(A man must never abandon Satya (Truth), Daan (charity), Karmanyataa (Activity), Anusuyaa (habit of finding faults even in the good qualities of others), Kshama (forgiveness) and Dhairya (Patience)
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November 13 Friday
ARTHAAGAMO NITYAMAROGITAA CHA PRIYAA CHA BHAARYAA PRIYAVAADINI CHA ||
VASHYASHCHA PUTTRORTHAKAREE CHA VIDDYA SHAD JEEVALOKASHYA SUKHANI RAAJAN ||
(A man is fortunate if he has wealth, good health and non-diseased body, a favouring and loving wife and obedient son and a Vidya (knowledge) which is capable of earning money and wealth. These six things makes his life happy and full of joy)
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November 14 Saturday
PANCHA TVAANUGAMISHYANTI YATRA YATRA GAMISHYASI ||
MITTRAANYAMITTRAA MADHYASTHAA UPAJEEVYYOWPAJEEVINAH ||
(Being in the service of DEVATA (DEITIES), PITAR (ANCESTORS), MANUSHYA (MAN), SANYASI (HERMIT) AND ATITHI (GUEST) helps to achieve fame and admiration)
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November 15 Sunday
TRINOLKAYAA GYAYATE JAATARUPAM ||
VRITTEN BHADRO VYAVAHAAREN SAADHUH ||
SHOORO BHAYESHVARTHAKRICHCHHRESSHU DHEERAH ||
KRICHCHHRESHVAAPATSU SUHRIDASHCHAARAYASHCHA||
(Gold is tested in the fire for identification. A virtuous man is identified by his SADAACHAAR (morality). A sage (SAADHU) is identified by his VYAVAHAAR (behaviour). A brave man is identified in BHAYA (fear) that is in dangerous and challenging situation, a DHEERA (patient) man is identified when he is confronted by economic problems, enemies and friends are identified in difficult and trying times)
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November 16 Monday
SAMPANNATARAMEVAANNAM DARIDRA BHUNJATE SADAA ||
KSHUT SWADUTAAM JANAYATI SAA CHAADHYESHU SUDURLABHAA||
(Poor (Daridra) people always have tasty food because the intensity of hunger in them is greater than the rich people. On the contrary, rich people, inspite of having all the varieties of food lack hunger)
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November 17 Tuesday
YADI SANTAM SEVATI YADDASANTAM ||
HANTI JAATAANJAATAANSHCHA HIRANYAARTHENRITAM VADAN ||
SARVAM BHOOMYANRITE HANTI MAA SMA BHOOMYANTRITA VADEH ||
(One who tells a lie to acquire gold, sends all his past and future generations into hell. One who tells a lie to acquire BHOOMI (land) and STHREE (woman) looses everything and is doomed)
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November 18 Wednesday
PRAAYEN SHRIMATAAM LOKE BHOKTUM SHAKTIRNA VIDDYATE ||
JEERYANTYAPI HI KAASHTHANI DARIDRAANAAM MAHEEPATE ||
(Vidur says to king Dhritarashtra that O king, in this world, the rich people do not have the power of hunger whereas the poor people can digest even a piece of wood that is hunger is directly related to physical activities)
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November 19 Thursday
AVRITTIRBHAYAMANTYAANAAM MADHYAANAAM MARNAAD BHAYAM ||
UTTAMAANAAM TU MARTYAANAAMAVAMAANAAT PARAM BHAYAM ||
(The lowest type of people fear the absence of means of earning their livelihood, the medium type fear death but the highest type fear disgrace and dishonour)
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November 20 Friday
VASHYENDRIYAM JITAATMAANAM DHRITADANDAM VIKAARISHU ||
PAREEKSHYA KAARINAM DHEERMATYANTAM SHRINIRSHEVATE ||
(Laxmi, (Goddess of fortune) is always in the service of three types of people. One whose senses are under control, one who gives punishment to the wrong doers and who does work with great examination and inspection)
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November 21 Saturday
RATHAH SHAREERAM PURUSHASYA RAAJANNAATMAA NIYANTENDRIYAANYASYA CHAASHVAAH ||
TAIRAPRAMATTAH KUSHALEE SADASHVAIRDAANTAIH SUKHAM YAATI RATHEEVA DHEERAH ||
(Vidur says to Dhritarashtra that O king, man’s body is just like a RATHA (chariot), INTELLIGENCE (BUDDHI) like a charioteer (SAARATHI) and senses are its horses. One, who controls all these three travels happily in this world, just like the charioteer who has controlled the horses of the chariot)
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November 22 Sunday
SAPTADOSHAAH SADAA HAATAVYAA VYASANODAYAAH ||
PRAAYASHAA YAIVIRNASHYANTI KRITMOOLAA APEESHVARAA ||
STRIYOKSHAA MRIGAYAA PAANAM VAAKPAARUSHYAM CHA PANCHAMAM ||
MAHACHHA DANDAPAARUSHYAMARTHADUSHANAMEVA CHA ||
(A king should abandon his lust for women, gambling, hunting, intoxication, speaking harshly, giving severe punishment and misusing wealth otherwise even well established kingdom is doomed)
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November 23 Monday
NAVADWAARMIDAM VESHMA TRISTHUNAM PANCHASAAKSHIKAM ||
KSHETRAGYAADHISHTHITAM VIDVAAN YO VEDA SA PARAH KAVIH ||
(One who considers the body which has nine openings that is eye, ear etc. three pillars VAATA (WIND), PITTA (BILE) AND KAFA (PHLEGM) and five witnesses (sensory organs) as the home of the Atma (soul is the real GYANI (KNOWER)
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November 24 Tuesday
AAROGYAMAANRINYAMAVIPRAVAASAH ||
SADBHIRMANUSHYAIH SAHA SAMPRAYOGAH ||
SVAPRATYAYAA VRITIRABHEETAVAASAH
SHAD JEEV LOKASYA SUKHAANI RAAJAN ||
(Vidur explains to king Dhritarashtra that there are six happenings, to be free of diseases, not to be in debt, not to be forced by the circumstances to live in an alien land, being fortunate to have company of good people to earn livelihood by the help of his profession and living without any fear)
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November 25 Wednesday
SHADETE HYAVAMANYANTE NITYAM PURVOPAKAARINAM ||
AACHAARYAM SHIKSHITAAH SHISHYAAH KRITADAARAASHCHA MAATARAM ||
NAARIIM VIGATAKAAMAASTU KRITAARTHAASHCHA PRAYOJAKAMA ||
NAAVAM NISTEERNAKAANTAARAA AATURAASHCHA CHIKITSAKAM ||
(The following six people show disrespect to their benefactors. A student to his teacher, after the completion of his studies, a married son to his mother, a man to a woman after his sexual urges are satisfied, KRIITKAARYA PURUSH (a man who has satisfactorily discharged his duties to his assistant, a man who has crossed the river to the boat and a sick man to the doctor after his ailment is cured)
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November 26 Thursday
IIRSHYEE GHRINEE SANTUSHTAH KRODHANO NITYASHANKITAH ||
PARBHAAGYOPAJEEVII CHA SHADETE NITYADUKHITAA ||
(Six types of persons are always in misery. IRSHYA (one who is envious), one who hates, an unsatisfied man, one who is always angry, one who is always suspicious and one who lives on the fortunes of others)
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November 27 Friday
(The following six types of persons earn their livelihood from six types CHOR (THIEF) earns from a careless person, VAIDYA (DOCTOR) earns from a sick person, women full of lust from lusty men, a priest from the YAJAMANA (HOST), a king from his subjects and a learned man from Ignorants)
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November 28 Saturday
SHASHNAAMAATMANI NITYAANAAMAISHVARYA YODHIGACHCHHATI ||
NA SA PAPAIH KUTONARTHAIRYUJYATE VIJITENRIYAH ||
PANCHENDRIYASHCHA MATYARSHCHA CHIDRAM CHEDEKAMINDRIYAM ||
TATOSYA SRAVATI PRAGGYA DRITAH PATTRADIVODAKAM ||
(Six enemies which are ever present in our minds must be controlled KAAM (LUST), KRODHA (ANGER), LOBHA (GREED), MOHA (ATTACHMENT), MADA (ARROGANCE) AND MAATSARYA (JEALOUSY). This control saves us from being a sinner)
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November 29 Sunday
DASHA DHARMAM NA JANANTI DHRITRAASHTRA NIBODHATAAN ||
MATTAH PRAMATTA UNMATTAH SHRAANT KRUDDHO BUBHUKSHITAH ||
TVARMAANASHCHA LUBDHASHCHA BHEETAH KAAMI CHA TE DASHA ||
TASMAADETESHU SARVESHU NA PRASAJJETA PANDITAH ||
(Vidur says to Dhritarashtra that ten types of persons are ignorant about religion, an intoxicated man, an incautious man, a mad man, a tired man, an angry man, a hungry man, a man in a hurry, greedy man, a man full of fear and a lustful man. Hence a learned man should not develop intimacy with these type of people)
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November 30 Monday
An intelligent man should never confront a person who has more strength than him.
–SUBHAM—
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