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What happened to vidura after Mahabharat?
Vidur dies some years after the Kurukshetra War in the Mahabharat. He becomes a sannyasi (renunciate hermit) and attains nirvan/moksha (liberation). His moksha is witnessed by the new King of Hastinapur Yudhisthir. This event is described in the Asramvasika Parva of the Mahabharat epic.
Is yudhisthira son of Vidura?
The most trivial mistake people make is considering that both Vidura and Yudhisthira were sons of Yama. In fact they aren’t in any way. If we look into the birth of Vidura, he was born as a slave took admiration to the beauty of Rishi Vyaasa. She, unlike others sought truth and was inquisitive to know truth.
Why was Pandu not made king?
The throne of Kurukshetra fell to the prince Dhritarashtra, but he was blind and therefore, according to custom, not eligible to rule. Pandu, his younger brother, became king instead, but he renounced the throne and retired as a hermit to the Himalayas; Dhritarashtra then became king.
Is Vidura older than Dhritarashtra and Pandu?
In some versions, it is believed that Vidura is elder to Dhritarashtra and Pandu, for when Bhishma asked Vidura for counsel on the marriages of the three princes, he indicated in order the brides for Vidura – a Yadava girl, Dhritharashtra – Gandhari and Pandu – Kunti, in the order of precedence accorded by age.
Who was Vidura in Mahabharata?
When Pandu was made king Vidura was his trusted advisor and when finally blind Dhritarashtra ascended the throne, Vidura continued as the prime minister of Hastinapur, ably running the kingdom. He was an honest and astute statesman and it is said that it was his destiny to follow Dharma.
How was the life of Hastinapur under Vidura’s rule?
Hastinapur was thriving under Vidura’s able guidance till Duryadhona came of age and started meddling in the affairs of the state which eventually led to a series of unfortunate incidents and the Kurukshetra war. How Was Vidura Born? How Was Vidura Born?
Why did Vidura bring up the elephant in the room?
When time came for a crown prince to be chosen, it was Vidura who brings up the elephant in the room-namely that despite being older, Dhritarashtra’s blindness made him an unfit king. Vidura then supported Pandu’s election to the kingship, much to the relief of Hastinapur’s prime minister.