and drink; the creation of food through the grace of the Sun; the expulsion by Dhrita-rashtra of Vidura who always spoke for his master's good; Vidura's coming to the Pandavas and his return to Dhrita-rashtra at the solicitation of the latter; the wicked Druyodhana's plottings to destroy the forest-ranging 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 Dhrita-rashtra 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 Yudhish-thira 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 Dhrista-dyumna's bringing the sons of Draupadi to Panchala; the entrance of the sons of Pandu into the romantic Dwaita wood; conversation of Bhima, Yudhish-thira, and Draupadi; the coming of Vyasa to the Pandavas and his endowing Yudhish-thira 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 Dhrita-rashtra; the wailings and lamentations of Yudhish-thira on the occasion of his meeting with the worshipful great sage Brihadaswa. Here occurs the holy and highly-pathetic story of Nala illustrating the patience of Damayanti and the character of Nala. Then the acquirement by Yudhish-thira 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 high-souled 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
