what i know
he decided to stay on in Hastinapur as both his brother in law and sister could not see , to protect their interests . It was mandatory that someone looked out for them . He managed a lot of administration on Dhritarastra's behalf and held an important position and occasionally visited Gandhar to take care of matters there . Nobody dared to attack Gandhar as they were affiliated to the powerful Kuru family of Hastinapur . Shakuni and Vidur managed many administrative affairs ...and contrary to what this serial shows , Dhritarastra respected Vidur's knowledge and intelligence a lot . So did Shakuni . They may have not acted on his advice when it suited them but they always listened carefully to it ...such was the intellect and knowledge of the man . Shakuni knew intelligence and wisdom when he saw it . The difference of opinion only lay in his perception of whom the kingdom should really belong to . He felt that it should belong to Dritharashtra's sons as
he WAS the eldest brother
his sons had no physical disability like him
Pandavas were not even Pandu's sons but sons of others not in Kuru dynasty .
Vidur pointed out that it does not matter as
Pandu WAS the actual King
an adopted son according to the law of that time had full right to be the heir
Yudhishtir WAS elder to Duryodhana .
And the debate went on on these lines till it ultimately culminated in war .
Dritharastra , Shakuni , Duryodhan and his brothers firmly believed Shakuni's side
and Vidur constantly and patiently told them what the law was .
Ultimately knowing that they would lose this debate because of the legality , they resorted to koot neeti and decided to break the law and find a legal loophole ...the banishment of the Pandavas after losing the game of dice was exactly this . Coz the last year of the exile had to be spent in hiding identity and if ever you were found out u lost it all . And the Kauravas intended fully to find them out and defeat them with this legality .
It was using another legality to win over one . And Shakuni taught this to his nephews .
Dhrithrashtra relied on the counsel of both ...Vidur and Shakuni .as they both had intelligence and told him things of his benefit . The difference was that Shakuni told him things of his PERSONAL benefit while Vidur told him things that would benefit the kingdom on the whole .
And since his own personal ambitions were never quenched Dritharashtra tried to realise them through his able bodied son and often looked the other way and ignored his follies .
On a personal level Dritharashtra loved Vidur as his brother . If he listened keenly to him on an official level , he was fond of him on a personal level . Vidur went with him to the forest after the Mahabharat war , taking retirement and said he wanted to serve his elder brother as was the culture of those days and they all died in a forest fire later . This is what i know , maybe right or wrong , but i always read this only .
Edited by koolsadhu1000 - 11 years ago
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