Vidura

Indian mythology · counselor · wisdom, moral clarity

Half-brother of the kings, born to a serving maid, and an incarnation of Dharma himself. The one voice in the Kaurava court that consistently spoke truth, and was consistently ignored.

Stories

The Dice Game

Shakuni's loaded dice strip Yudhishthira of kingdom, brothers, himself, and at last Draupadi. Dragged into the assembly, she is saved from disrobing by Krishna's grace while Bhishma and Vidura sit in shamed silence and Dushasana pulls at her robe; her unbound hair becomes the war's standing oath.