Know Why People From Across Country Visit Vidur Kuti In UP's Bijnor On Occasion Of Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami 2021: Vidur Kuti in Bijnor is the historical land where Shri Krishna had eaten bathua greens with Mahatma Vidhura.

Vidur Kuti In UP's Bijnor

New Delhi: Vidur Kuti of Bijnor district holds great mythological importance. It is believed that when Mahatma Vidur had left Hastinapura, Lord Krishna came here to meet him. The Bhagavad Gita contains a clear verse that Lord Krishna had eaten green vegetables at Vidhura's house instead of mega 56 bhog offered by Duryodhana. 

Rajkumar, the priest of Vidur Kuti temple, said that Vidur Kuti located in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, is a historical land where, leaving Duryodhana's dry fruits, Shri Krishna had eaten Bathua (a green leafy vegetable) at Mahatma Vidur's place with great fervor. It is also described in the Mahabharata. People from all corners of the country come here to celebrate the festival of Shri Krishna Janmashtami.

Mythological Story of Vidur Kuti 

There is a saying about Vidhura Kuti that Lord Krishna had come to meet Vidhura Kaka at Vidur Kuti. The line 'Duryodhana Ki Mewa Tyagi Saag Vidur Ghar Khayo' mentioned in the Mahabharata is associated with this historical site.

It is said that before the Mahabharata war, Dhritarashtra had requested Vidhura to suggest a strategy to avert the Mahabharata war. But Dhritarashtra's sons could not adopt the strategy making the Mahabharata war unavoidable. Mahatma Vidur then left Hastinapura and built his hut on an island on the banks of the Ganges. The same hut later came to be known as Vidur Kuti.

The bathua saag that Lord Krishna ate at the taposthali of Mahatma Vidur remains green for 12 months at Vidur's Kuti. Although the Ganga stream flows about a kilometer away from Vidur Kuti, the Ganga water comes to the taposthali of Vidura once a year.