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From "The Coronation of Yudhishthir as a Crown Prince" to "Going for Exile"

Jaatugrih Parv

1.  Laakashaa Grih Incident - Seeing Paandav's bravery, Dhritraashtra gets worried and calls Kanikaa; kanikaa preaches him politics and advises to take necessary steps lest he repents.

2.  Baaranaavat - Kaurav makes a plan to send Paandav to Baaranaavat; Duryodhan asks Purochan to build such an inflammable palace so that Paandav can be burnt there; Yudhishthir obeys Dhritraashtra to go there; Vidur warns him of the palace in which they will live in Baaranaavat; Paandav come to Baaranaavat and live in Lac palace; After a few days a Vidur sends a miner to dig a tunnel to safely deliver them from that risky house; Paandav escape setting fire to that house.

Hidimb-Vadh Parv

3. Hidimb Vadh - Meeting with Hidimbaa; Hidimb Vadh; Bheem's marriage to Hidimbaa; Birth of Ghatotkach; Paandav go to Ekchakraa Nagaree.

Bak Vadh Parv

4. Bakaasur Vadh - Paandav live in a Braahman's house in disguise; One day the Braahman is sad because he has to take food for a Raakshas; Kuntee overhears their conversation, steps in and offers that one of her sons will take food to him; Bheem carries it and kills the Raakshas Bak.

Chaitrarath Parv

5. Birth of Drone, Draupadee and Dhrishtdyumn - A Braahman tells about Draupadee and Dhrishtdyumn; Enmity of Drone and Drupad; Birth of Drone, Dhrishtdyumn and Draupadee; Kuntee instigates Paandav to go there; Vyaas Jee tells them that Draupadee is wife for all of you.

6. Arjun Meets Gandharv - Arjun meets Angaarparn Gandharv; He defeats him; Gandharv gives all Paandav special horses and teaches him the knowledge of creating illusions; He suggests him to get a Braahman as their Priest; He tells the story of Tapatee and Samvaran in relation to calling him Tapatya.

7. Vashishth and Vishwaamitra - Gandharv tells the story of the quarrel of Vashishth and Vishwaamitra; Vishwaamitra kills Vashishth's 100 sons.

8. Paraashar, Aurv and Dhaumya - Birth of Paraashar; Paraashar vows for world destruction; Vashishth tells him the story of Aurv; Then Paraashar performs Raakshas sacrifice and Pulastya Muni stops it.

Swayamvar Parv

9. Draupadee's Swayamvar - Many kings and princes came to Draupadee's Swayamvar with the desire to win Draupadee; Drupad wanted to give his daughter to Arjun so he made a mechanism which only Arjun could shoot; Many kings tried - Karn, Shishupaal, Jaraasandh, Shalya, but failed to shoot the mark; Then Arjun shot the mark and won Draupadee; Kings, including Karn and Shalya, present there fought with Arjun and Bheem, but they defeated all of them and brought Draupadee to their home; Kuntee orders Paandav to enjoy the alms;  Draupadee is wife of all Paandav; Krishn and Balaraam follow them; Dhrishtdyumn also follows them and sees and hears everything.

Vaivaahik Parv

10. Draupadee's Marriage - Drupad is reluctant to marry his daughter to five brothers; Vyaas Jee tells him the stories of previous lives of Paandav and Draupadee and convinces him to marry her to them; Drupad then happily marries her to them.

Vidur-Gaman Parv

11. Vidur Goes to Bring Paandav to Hastinaapur - Dhritraashtra hears about Paandav's marriage to Draupadee; Duryodhan wants to play trick with Paandav again, but Karn stops him doing so; Dhritraashtra consults Bheeshm, Drone, Vidur etc; Bheeshm suggests to divide the kingdom between Kaurav and Paandav; Dhritraashtra and sends Vidur to Drupad to bring Paandav, Kuntee and Draupadee to Hastinaapur; Vidur goes there and brings them to Hastinaapur; Dhritraashtra gives them an uninhabited land Khaandavprasth and they turn it into Indraprasth.

Raajya-Laabh Parv

12. Paandav Set Rules Regarding Draupadee - Naarad Jee comes to Paandav and advises them to draw some rules about living with common wife; In relation to this he tells them the story of Sund and Upasund; Paandav do that.

Arjun Vanvaas Parv

13. Arjun Vanvaas - Arjun breaks the rules set by Paandav, so he goes to Vanvaas.

 


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