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Vidur Jee is a Mahaabhaarat character. Who was Vidur? How he was born? To know this read Satyavatee and Shantanu  and Satyavatee and Vyaas before reading further about Vidur.

Avataar of Dharm Raaj

Vidur Jee was the Avataar of Dharm Raaj. Once there was a great Rishi Maandavya. Some servants of a Raajaa caught some thieves at Maandavya Rishi's Aashram. So they caught him also along with them thinking that he was also one of them. By the order of Raajaa all were ordered to be killed. But when Raajaa came to know about Rishi Maandavya that he was a Rishi, he called him back and asked for his forgiveness.

Maandavya Rishi asked Yam Raaj, "Why did I get this punishment? What sin did I commit?" Yam Raaj said - "You pierced a Tiddee with a Kush grass blade in your childhood, that is why it happened like that." Rishi said - "But that must have happened in ignorance. You gave me such a serious punishment for that small mistake? I give you Shaap that you should be born on Prithvi in Shoodra Yoni for 100 years." So Dharm Raaj was born as Vidur Jee. Thus Vidur Jee was also living the life of a Shaap along with Bheeshm, Gangaa, Shantanu by being born to a maidservant.

He was married to Vedvatee.

Vidur in Hastinaapur

He became the chief minister of Paandu when he was appointed as the king of Hastinaapur. Later when Paandu died, he maintained his position with Dhritraashtra also. He always gave good advice to Raajaa. Even great people like Bheeshm Pitaamah also consulted him on complex questions.

He found Dhritraashtra and Kaurav children did not follow ethical values, while Paandav always behaved religiously, politely and ethically. Dhritraashtra and Duryodhan always treated Paandav with a bias, this was just unacceptable to Vidur. So he used to help Paandav. 

When the time came to declare the Crown Prince, Duryodhan wanted to be the Crown Prince, then only he found the way to test the abilities of a Crown Prince between Duryodhan and Yudhishthir. He put them to a test, in which because of lack of knowledge Duryodhan lost. So Yudhishthir was declared the Crown Prince.

Then the Crown Prince had to go to Baaranaavat fair, Duryodhan made a scheme to burn all Paandav along with Kuntee in Baaranaavat Laakshaa Grih, because he was extremely jealous with Yudhishthir. It was Vidur only who kept vigilance over all the activities going on there, warned them for that, and guided and helped them to escape from there. Not only that, he advised them to hide in Van for some time to see the reaction of Dhritraashtra and Duryodhan. He found it as he expected. They were happy with the news of their death. But Draupadee's Swayamvar opened all secrets. Then Dhritraashtra had to call them back to Hastinaapur.

But Duryodhan could not tolerate their living in the same palace where he was living. He forced Dhritraashtra to divide the kingdom and Paandav left for Khaandav Van. Any how they made habitable and did Raajsooya Yagya in which Yudhishthir invited all his family from Hastinaapur also. Duryodhan was very jealous seeing the wealth of Yudhishthir, but unfortunately he was insulted by Draupadee (see Yudhishthir's Raajsooya Yagya) also. So after returning he made the plan to take revenge of all that. He again forced Dhritraashtra to send Vidur to Indraprasth to invite Paandav to play Chausar (dice game). Vidur knew his tactics but since it was Raajaa's orders, he had to go.

When Paandav lost the second game of Chausar, and they had to go Van for 13 years, Kuntee stayed with him only. In later years he always gave good and just advice to Dhritraashra but he never listened to him. Once he could not tolerate it and left the position. But he had to join again.

When Krishn came as the peace messenger from Yudhishthir, He didn't eat anything at Kaurav's place. He went to Vidur Jee to eat his leafy vegetable leaving the tasty rich food of Kaurav family. 

He left Hastinaapur before war took place and came back when the war was over. He stayed with Yudhishtir for a few years after he won the war and he became the king. In the last, when Dhritraashtra and Gaandhaaree were living with Yudhishthir, he advised them to leave that place. At that time first time in life Dhritraashtra agreed with him and left Hastinaapur and went to Van. When next day morning Yudhishthir went to greet him before going to his court, his Great parents were not there. He became very sad thinking that they had gone because he could not take care of them properly. Then Vidur Jee told him everything.

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