THE SON OF VYASA

 

You all know the story about how Bhishma took a vow that he will never become the king so that Satyavati’s father would allow Bhishma’s father, Shantanu, to marry her.

In some years Satyavati and Shantanu had two sons Chitrangada and Vichitravirya.

Chitrangada was a great warrior but died in a long 3 year war with the Gandharvas. Vichitravirya who was crowned was very young. After some years he died because of tuberculosis. His both wives Ambika and Ambalika did not have any heir for the throne. Sage Vyasa who had finished a very long time in meditation was invited to Bhishma’s court.

When he arrived in the court Bhishma asked for help from Vyasa that both the queens would get a baby boy.

After a yagna he first saw Ambika who got scared looking at his ugly face. So Pandu was born to Ambika who was weak and always afraid. In the same time Vyasa went to see Ambalika she closed her eyes and so she got a son, Dhritarastra, who was blind. When Vyasa was passing by he saw the king’s maid as she stood bravely without getting scared or closing her eyes and soon she gave birth to the one whose story I am going to write today he was none other than the wise man-

                                Vidur

Vidur was the prime minister of Hastinapur when Pandu was the king but when Pandu went to the jungle with his wives and Dhritarastra was going to be the king Vidur revolted saying that how can a blind man become a king. This disappointed Dhritarastra and he never forgot that.

 

Vidur was the wisest man on Earth as he was the avatar of Yamaraja the god of death but he had got a curse that no one would pay heed to his advice.

In the infamous dice game he had said Duryodhana that it was not fair to take everything from the Pandavas but Duryodhana abused Vidur. Dhritarastra who was hearing everything went to Duryodhana to tell him to stop everything and apologize to Vidur but then he remembered the thing that Vidur said in the Coronation.

In the war Vidur decided not to participate as he was the son of a sage and a maid. He wanted to take the side of the Pandavas but it was his Dharma to stay in the side of the Kauravas.

After the war he went to the jungle with Dhritarastra, Gandhari and Kunti. Over there he lived for some years and died in the forest fire.

Hope you liked the story. Let me come up with another interesting character about whom you might not have heard of. Until next time. THANK YOU!