Vidura , quick facts: the third of Vyasa's sons (of base heritage through Ambika's handmaiden) brother of Dhritarashtra and Pandu human incarnate of Dharma voice of reason, intelligence, wisdom, and inner consciousness aided the Pandavas to escape from Duryodhana's trap protested the disgrace of Draupadi at Duryodhana's hands chose not to govern following the war This is a man with complexity and a keen conscience. My original interest in Vidura was the conspicuous lack of concern showed for any of the low-caste family who burned to death in the ol' switcheroo during the House of Fire. This family, having come to beg on that fateful night, experienced a fate legally referred to as "premeditated murder." The Pandavas, of lofty and noble heritage, could likely have seen the murder of low-castes as trivial and insignificant. But, what about Vidura? This is a man denied the throne on the basis of his low breeding. Could Vidura have possibly counte...
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