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30 and drink; the creation of food through the grace of the Sun; the expulsion by of Vidura who always spoke for his master's good; Vidura's coming to the Pandavas and his return to  at the solicitation of the latter; the wicked  [sic]Druyodhana's plottings to destroy the  Pandavas, being incited thereto by Karna; the appearance of Vyasa and his dissuasion of Duryodhana bent upon going to the forest; the history of Surabhi; the arrival of Maitreya; his laying down to  the course of action; and his curse on Duryodhana; Bhima's slaying of Kirmira in battle; the coming of the Panchalas and the princes of the Vrishni race to  on hearing of his defeat at unfair gambling by Sakuni; Dhananjay's allaying the wrath of Krishna; Draupadi's lamentations before Madhava; Krishna's cheering her; the fall of Sauva also has been here described by the Rishi; also Krishna's bringing Subhadra with her son to Dwaraka; and  bringing the sons of Draupadi to Panchala; the entrance of the sons of Pandu into the romantic Dwaita wood; conversation of Bhima,  and Draupadi; the coming of Vyasa to the Pandavas and his endowing  with the power of Pratismriti; then, after the departure of Vyasa, the removal of the Pandavas to the forest of Kamyaka; the wanderings of Arjuna of immeasurable prowess in search of weapons; his battle with Mahadeva in the guise of a hunter; his meeting with the lokapalas and receipt of weapons from them; his journey to the regions of Indra for arms and the consequent anxiety of  the wailings and lamentations of  on the occasion of his meeting with the worshipful great sage Brihadaswa. Here occurs the holy and story of Nala illustrating the patience of Damayanti and the character of Nala. Then the acquirement by of the mysteries of dice from the same great sage; then the arrival of the Rishi Lomasha from the heavens to where the Pandavas were, and the receipt by these  dwellers in the woods of the intelligence brought by the Rishi of their brother Arjuna staying in the heavens; then the pilgrimage of the Pandavas to various sacred spots in accordance with the message of Arjuna, and their