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•Context: King Parīkṣit continues to hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī. narrative now turns to high-level dialogue between saintly Vidura &Ṛṣi Maitreya &Śukadeva’s framing of those discussions.
•Purpose of these verses (3.1.4–6): To establish (1) elevated character of Vidura’s questions, (2) nature of topics discussed (bhakti/karma-yoga) &(3) to introduce a moral lesson about spiritual blindness (Dhṛtarāṣṭra).

SECTION 1-SETTING & STAKEHOLDERS
1.1 Key persons
•Vidura: pure, saintly seeker whose questions are highly purposeful.
•Ṛṣi Maitreya: bona fide sage who receives Vidura &gives elevated instruction.
•Śukadeva Gosvāmī & King Parīkṣit: narratorial &receptive context-teacher &serious student.
1.2 Why this conversation matters
•The text stresses that questions &answers have varying spiritual value depending on participants’ calibre: a merchant’s market questions differ from a saint’s metaphysical enquiry. Vidura’s enquiries belong to latter &are therefore of great importance.

SECTION 2-VERSE-BY-VERSE EXPOSITION
2.1 ŚB 3.1.4-The Quality of Vidura’s Questions
•Core message: Vidura is presented as a “great &pure devotee,” so his questions to Maitreya are necessarily highly purposeful, of highest level &approved by learned circles (sādhu-vād / sādhūnām anugrah).
•Implication: Because questions are of superior spiritual value, Śukadeva (and Parīkṣit) treat coming dialogue as an authoritative source of devotional instruction.
2.2 ŚB 3.1.5-Śukadeva’s Disposition
•Core message: Śrī Sūta (narrator) affirms Śukadeva’s vast experience &his pleasure at Parīkṣit’s enquiry; Śukadeva invites King (and listeners) to hear attentively, signalling significance of what follows.
2.3 ŚB 3.1.6-Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Spiritual Blindness
•Core message: Śukadeva explains that King Dhṛtarāṣṭra became blind not merely physically, but by impious desires—specifically his desire to support dishonest sons—which led to crime of setting lacquer-house on fire to kill Pāṇḍavas. This spiritual blindness is judged greater than physical blindness.
•Moral: Physical incapacity does not bar spiritual progress; instead, moral/spiritual blindness (actions arising from greed, envy, or impiety) is what truly prevents advancement.

SECTION 3-THEMATIC ANALYSIS
3.1 Elevated Inquiry &the Standards of Discourse
•Who asks matters. notes emphasize that value of dialogue depends on spiritual stature of interlocutors. Vidura’s purity makes his questions canonical material for future generations.
3.2 Karma vs. Karma-Yoga (Practical Teaching)
•Distinction clarified in notes:
oKarma-regulated action performed to enjoy fruit for oneself.
oKarma-yoga-action performed to please Lord, grounded in bhakti.
•Takeaway: Actions transformed by intention (to please Kṛṣṇa) become spiritual practice; otherwise they remain self-oriented.
3.3 Role of a Bona Fide Spiritual Master
•The notes insist one should approach a genuine guru only when their questions are elevated; fashionably visiting a guru without heartfelt inquiry is ineffective. This emphasizes qualification &seriousness in spiritual seeking.
3.4 Danger of Spiritual Blindness
•Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s example warns that ethical blindness (acting to preserve or enable unrighteousness) is catastrophic—worse than physical infirmity—because it derails moral discrimination &leads to disastrous consequences.

SECTION 4-PRACTICAL LESSONS & APPLICATIONS
4.1 For Seeker
•Cultivate amala (pure) heart &ask questions whose object is discovery of truth, not mere intellectual display. Vidura models such aspiration.
4.2 For Teacher / Narrator
•Recognize &respond to sincere enquiry with full attention; Śukadeva invites Parīkṣit to listen carefully, showing ethic of careful transmission.
4.3 For Society
•Value moral quality of leaders: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s failure demonstrates how political action motivated by impiety harms entire communities. Leadership without inner vision leads to calamity.
4.4 On Action
•Re-orient ordinary activities toward karma-yoga: regulate actions to please Lord (e.g., offering, chanting, service) rather than simply to gratify personal senses.

SECTION 5-SUMMARY (Concise Points)
1.Vidura’s questions are of highest spiritual calibre &are endorsed by learned/sage circles.
2.Śukadeva, a fully competent narrator &teacher, asks listeners to attend carefully.
3.Karma vs. karma-yoga: difference hinges on whose pleasure action seeks—self or Lord.
4.Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s blindness is a cautionary example: moral blindness brought catastrophes; spiritual sight matters more than physical sight.

CONCLUSION
Verses 3.1.4–6 function as a prologue: they qualify forthcoming Vidura–Maitreya dialogue as essential teaching for serious seekers. passage draws attention to who is asking, why they ask &what disqualifies leaders from true vision. Vidura’s purity, necessity of a bona fide teacher &the contrast between karma &karma-yoga frame moral backbone for longer instruction that follows.