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But due to Kunti's misunderstanding, Draupadi became the common wife of all the Pandavas. Later at Indraprastha, Draupadi bore Yudhishthira a son, Prativindhya and a daughter, Suthanu. Suthanu was later married to Asvabhanu, Krishna and Satyabhama's eldest son.
Once the celestial Vasus and their wives were enjoying themselves in the forest when the wife of Dyu spotted an excellent cow and asked her husband to steal it. The cow was Nandini, daughter of the wish-fulfilling cow Surabhi , and was owned by the sage Vashishtha .
Knowing that the sage would never give away the cow, she asked her husband, Prabhasa, to steal it from Vasishtha. Prabhasa, with the help of the others, managed to steal the cow.
After the first phase of battle, Samjaya tells Dhritarashtra that Bhishma has died. The death is a major blow to the Kaurava war effort. Samjaya begins the story in more detail. This passage establishes the pattern that the next several books of the poem will follow.
If he shirks from this battle, however, then Arjuna will incur sin, violating his dharma and his honor. In Krishna's eyes, death means the attainment of heaven, and victory the enjoyment of earth, so there will be no pain in fighting.
Śakuntula is a beautiful woman who attracts the attention of King Duhshanta when he sees her in the forest. She is devastated when he seemingly forgets about her after marrying her, but eventually they get back together and have a son name Bharata, who founds the Bharata lineage.
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Once the eight Vasus visited Vashishta's ashram with their wives, one of the wives took a fancy to Nandini and asked her husband Prabhasa, to steal it from Vashishta. Prabhasa the vasu,stole it with the help of the others, and was cursed by Vashishta to be born in the world of men.
