CONSCIENCE morality and great knowledge can get silenced without institutional power, political strategy and active participation
CONSCIENCE morality and great knowledge can get silenced without institutional power , political strategy and active participation SILENCED CONSCIENCE OF THE MAHĀBHĀRATA -VIDURA SWOT of VIDURA S ocial discrimination subdued his W elfare oriented ethical leadership and his O ver‑reliance on moral persuasion and not T aking part in active combat failed to impact during his lifetime 1. Etymology and Symbolic Meaning of the Name The name Vidura derives from the Sanskrit root vid : Vid – to know, to perceive, to discern Vidura – the wise one , the discerning intellect Symbolically, Vidura is knowledge without power , wisdom divorced from coercive authority . His name itself anticipates his destiny: he knows—but cannot enforce . 2. Birth, Lineage, and Structural Social Discrimination Though: Brother to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu Identified explicitly as an incarnation of Dharma/Yama He is denied kingship and martia...