| Volume - VII |
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| Culture Course |
VIDURA |
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| Vidura spoke to
him in detail of Dharma and Neeti in such fine terms that even now his advice is greatly
prized for its wisdom. It is called "Vidura Neeti", and this passage occurs in
the Udyoga Parva of the Mahabharata. At the end of his advice Vidura said with humility: "I am unable to teach you further. I request you to seek the aid of Rishi Sanatkumara for further knowledge." Sanatkumara came and taught Dhritarashtra the higher truth about God and His realization. Vidura was not only wise and righteous, but also very pious and God-loving. He was a great devotee of Lord Krishna. At Hastinapura, Krishna was so moved by his bhakti that he stayed in the poor home of Vidura and accepted his hospitality in preference to that of others in the palace. Later, when the Kauravas were killed in the war and Dhritarashtra was plunged in sorrow. |
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