Dhritarashtra in his anxiety sends for Vidura; Vidura’s arrival; Vidura’s highly instructive speech to Dhritarashtra; Dhritarashtra presses Vidura to continue his discourse; Continuation of Vidura’s discourse; Dhritarashtra’s praise of Vidura’s discourse; Continuation of Vidura’s discourse; Dhritarashtra’s question about what constitutes respectability of birth; Vidura’s answer; Dhritarashtra seeks further consolation; Continuation of Vidura’s speech; Dhritarashtra enquires about the causes that shorten a human life; Vidura’s answer and speech on other matters; Dhritarashtra bids vidura to continue his speech; Vidura continues; Dhritarashtra’s inability to abandon, his vicious sons; Continuation of Vidura’s speech.