Vidura said: -
1. O king, you are thought very well of in the three worlds, indeed, as the best of men. You are beloved by the world and respected as well, O Bharata.
2. Having reached the setting part of your life, whatever you say under these circumstances can never be against the holy books, nor against the dictates of reason; for your mind is calm, as you are aged.
3. The subjects are confident that virtue resides in you, O king, permanently even as marks on the stone, or as rays in the sun and waves in the sea.
4. O ruler of the earth everyone is ever beloved in this world owing to your large number of good qualities. Take pains always, Therefore, with your friends in the preservation of your noble traits.
5. Be simple-minded. Do not out of childishness destroy, O king, your sons and grandsons and good and dearly beloved friends
6. What you desire to present your guest Krishna with is much; but the scion of the Dasharha race deserves all this and much more, or indeed, the whole earth.
7. For the sake of virtue or for desire of plotting him however you do not give all this to Krishna; and I speak truly that you do this for the gain of yourself.
8. It is trite that this; proceeds out of deception and insincerity and Therefore, it is exceedingly improper. I know your secret intentions, O king, from your outward acts.
9. The five Pandavas, O king, desire only five villages. If you do not give them those they will not conclude peace.
10. You desire to win over the son of Vrishnis to your own side by wealth; and by this means you want to create gull between himself and the Pandavas.
11. He cannot, however, be separated from Dhananjaya by wealth, or by exertions, nor by speaking all about the Pandavas. I tell this to you in all sincerity.
12. I know the noble-mindedness of Krishna, and I know his firm devotion, and I know that Dhananjaya is inseparable from him even as life itself.
13. On anything else besides a pot full water and water for washing his feet and interrogations on his health he will not even cast his eyes.
14. Show him, however, that hospitality which is acceptable to that large-souled one deserving of honour. O king, that Janardana is the proper party for showing honour to.
15. Keshava comes here expecting to do good to the Kurus. Do that, O king, by Which that object may be gained.
16. The scion of the Dasharha race desires peace for yourself and for Duryodhana and for the Pandavas as well, O chief among kings; do you, Therefore, what he says.
17. O king you are the father and they are your sons. you are aged and others are children. Act Therefore, as befits a father and let them act as your children.
Thus ends the eighty-seventh chapter the speech of Vidura, the Bhagavat-Yana of the Udyoga Parva.