Vidura

Biography

Vidura, son of Vyasa and a palace maid, is famed for dharma-counsel in the Mahabharata.

Primary sources

• Mahabharata · Adi Parva · ch. 105, 106

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Family

Dynasty

• Kuru

Timeline

1. Order 20 · earliest cited

   Lakshagriha

   The lacquer house plot at Varanavata, the Pandavas escape the fire.

2. Order 40

   Dice Game

   Shakuni's dice strip Yudhishthira of kingdom, brothers, and Draupadi.

3. Order 70

   Krishna Peace Mission

   Krishna goes to Hastinapura as envoy; peace fails and war is fixed.

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Events

• Dice Game

  Participated inTraditional

  Mahabharata · Sabha Parva

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• Krishna Peace Mission

  Participated inTraditional

  Mahabharata · Udyoga Parva

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• Lakshagriha

  Participated inTraditional

  Mahabharata · Adi Parva

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Genealogy