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Vidura

Wise half-brother of Dhritarashtra and Pandu in the Mahabharata; the god of justice born as a man through Mandavya's curse.

Sources: The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer · see Vidura's web

Relations 1

Vidura avatar of

Yama (God) · Mandavya on the stake
The god of justice born as a man by Mandavya's curse.

Stories 1

Mandavya on the stake
Legend · as the god born as a man · 2 tellings

Cited

The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer § adi.108 Primary text (translation)
The Mahabharata, tr. K. M. Ganguli (1883-96), sections read for the Vedic layer § vana.312 Primary text (translation)