Vidura—the son of Vyāsadeva by a maidservant of Ambalikā and the half brother of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. He was an incarnation of the great devotee mahājana, Yamarāja, and an uncle of the Pāṇḍavas. A great devotee of Kṛṣṇa who inquired and heard from Maitreya Muni, as narrated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. He was cursed to become a Śūdra by Māṇḍavya Muni. He was constantly trying to restrain Dhṛtarāṣṭra from mistreating the Pāṇḍavas. In the end when Dhṛtarāṣṭra lost everything Vidura was able to deliver his brother to the path of self-realization.
Vidura-the son of Vyasadeva by a maidservant of Ambalika and the half brother of Dhrtarastra. He was an incarnation of the great devotee mahajana, Yamaraja, and an uncle of the Panḍavas. A great devotee of Krsna who inquired and heard from Maitreya Muni, as narrated in Srimad-Bhagavatam. He was cursed to become a Sūdra by Manḍavya Muni. He was constantly trying to restrain Dhrtarastra from mistreating the Panḍavas. In the end when Dhrtarastra lost everything Vidura was able to deliver his brother to the path of self-realization.
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