Mahabharata: Was Vidur an avatar of Yamraj?

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Source: Bollywoodlife.com | Nov 09, 2023

Once, there was a sage named Mandavya who was prisoned by a king for a sin he didn’t even commit.

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After finding out that Mandavya was not guilty, the king asked for his forgiveness and let him go.

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Mandavya went to meet Yamraj, the god of death to ask what sin he did to face this imprisonment.

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Yamraj told him that when he was 12 years old, he had pricked a hornet’s tail.

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Mandavya got angry and told him that he was too young to know the difference between right and wrong.

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Therefore, he cursed him that he will be born again as a slave’s son in a Shudra species.

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Thus, when Vedavyasa was called upon to bless Ambika and Ambalika with a child, both the queens got scared after looking at him.

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Fearful Ambika sent a dasi to avoid seeing Vedavyasa and as a result Mahatma Vidur was born.

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