Buck's Mahabharata
Pages: 93-138
- Yudhishthira of the Pandavas had accepted the gambling match.
- The first time they lose everything, the king gives them everything back.
- The second time they lose, they are all exiled to the forest for about thirteen years.
- Indra, up in the heavens with Arjuna, asks for Urvashi to be summoned. She is madly in love with Arjuna.
- Meanwhile, Vyasa comes to see Yudhishthira and tells him the story of King Nala (who was very unfortunate).
- Nala was the king of the Nishada people and in love with Damayanti, the daughter of King Vidarbha. On his way there, he came across the gods Indra, Agni, Varuna, and Yama who all wanted to marry Damayanti. *STORY!!!*
- They sent Nala to explain to her what would that she must choose one as a husband and they all disguised themselves as Nala. She was able to figure out who Nala was and choose him as her husband.
- Kali, the evil spirit, decided he would take possession of Nala because he too wanted to marry Damayanti.
- And then yet another dice game occurred where Nala went against his brother Pushkara (who was told to do so by Kali) and Nala who was then possessed by Kali made him lose everything. Nala and Damayanti had to leave the palace.
- Later he tried to abandon her while she slept, hoping she would go back to her father. She of course looked for Nala when she woke up.
- She eventually through some events came back to her father and he promised to help her look for Nala.
- After many events, the two were united again! Yay!
- Vyasa told Yudhishthira the science of gambling after telling this story of Nala. *Humorous story?*
Swan tells Damayanti about Nala
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