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| Culture Course |
VIDURA |
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returned greatly relieved by his words. And Bhima returned home safely, all the more
strong. On another occasion, the Kauravas built a palace of lac at Varanavat and sent the Pandavas to live in it. It was their plan to set fires to that palace when the Pandavas occupied it, so that all the Pandavas and Kunti would perish in the flames. Vidura, coming to know of it, told Yudhi- shthira about the conspiracy and advised him to dig a tunnel under the palace, through which they escaped to safety. When the Kauravas invited the Pandavas to a game of dice, Vidura warned his brother Dhritarashtra of the evil results that would follow. But Duryodhana ignored the warning. Soon after the Pandavas had been exiled, Dhritarashtra felt uneasy that the Pandavas had been wronged. He therefore called Vidura and said: "How can we bring about reconciliation between the Pandavas and my sons?" |
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